Djokovic is disinterested in competition, while Xiao Zhiwei sends off the defending champion, and Leyba advances to the semifinals to face the local dark horse.

In just three minutes a day, stay updated on the world of tennis. Hello, tennis fans! Today is Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Welcome to the news report provided by "Tennis Home."

This morning, the ATP 1000 Cincinnati Masters officially confirmed that three-time champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from this year's tournament, marking his second consecutive year of absence from the Cincinnati event. Reports indicate that Djokovic will not participate in other warm-up tournaments and will head straight to the US Open, aiming for the title in this year's final Grand Slam event.

In fact, a few days ago, fans noticed that Djokovic's family had been vacationing by the beach and showed no signs of returning to training, leading to speculation that he is currently disinterested in competition and is unlikely to attend Cincinnati.

Returning to the court, this morning, the ATP 1000 Toronto Masters held the singles quarterfinals. In the first match, top seed and German star Zverev, after losing the first set 6-7, mounted a comeback to ultimately win 6-7(8) 6-4 6-3 against Australian player Poprin, maintaining a perfect record of four wins against him and ending Poprin's title defense. This marks Zverev's first semifinal appearance in a Masters event this season and his 21st career Masters semifinal.

In another match, American young gun Mickelson faced off against Russian powerhouse Khachanov. In the first set, Khachanov won 6-4. As of the time of this report, the match is still ongoing.

Additionally, in a thrilling fourth-round match that concluded yesterday afternoon, second seed and American star Fritz battled through three tiebreaks to narrowly defeat Czech player Lehecka 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 7-6(5), maintaining his perfect record against him across four encounters and advancing to the quarterfinals. This victory also unlocked Fritz's achievement of reaching the quarterfinals in all nine ATP 1000 Masters events, setting a new personal record.

On the women's side: In the WTA 1000 Montreal singles quarterfinals, ninth seed and Kazakh star Rybakina advanced to the semifinals after receiving a retirement gift from her Ukrainian opponent Kostyuk while leading 6-1 2-1. This is Rybakina's fifth semifinal of the season and her tenth overall at 1000 events, matching her best performance at this tournament.

In the semifinals, she will face the local dark horse, 18-year-old Mboko, who performed excellently in her match against Spaniard Manero, winning decisively 6-4 6-2 and continuing her underdog journey.

In the doubles competition: In the first semifinal, the American duo Gauff/Kessler came back to defeat Danilovic/Shieh 5-7 6-4 10-6, advancing to the finals. With Shieh's exit, the only remaining Chinese player in this tournament is veteran Zhang Shuai, who, along with Townsend, will compete in the semifinals tomorrow morning Beijing time. Good luck to them!

Now, let's focus on player news. Last night, British media reported that top player Raducanu will collaborate with renowned coach Roig, with the partnership expected to last at least until the end of the season.

The 57-year-old Roig was a core member of Nadal's coaching team and later began coaching individually, having worked with American Stephens and Italian star Berrettini. During this year's grass season, he also served as a temporary coach for China's top player Zheng Qinwen.

Finally, let's play a guessing game. The following image features a player in a swimming pool. Without hints, can you recognize who she is?

In the last guessing game, a fan provided the correct answer. That's right, the person in the picture is American star Gauff.

(Source: Tennis Home, Author: The Unconventional)