Italian Open withdrawals and retirements: 22 stars out as Arthur Fils joins list

Ewan West 10 May 2026 11:30 AM

Tennis stars Amanda Anisimova and Arthur Fils

The number of players to withdraw or retire mid-match at the 2026 Italian Open has reached 22 across both the ATP and WTA draws.

By Wednesday, 17 players had pulled out of the combined ATP/WTA 1000 tournament in Rome, and another three men and two women have since followed.

Carlos Alcaraz, Taylor Fritz, Jack Draper and Marketa Voundrousova were among the big names to pull out before the draws were made on Monday. Marta Kostyuk and Emma Raducanu both withdrew on the opening day of the women’s event on Tuesday.

Amanda Anisimova, the WTA world No 6, withdrew before her opening match on Thursday due to a left wrist injury. Women’s world No 9 Victoria Mboko pulled out before her first match on Friday due to a gastrointestinal illness.

Valentin Vacherot, the ATP world No 16, withdrew shortly before his scheduled second round match against Marin Cilic on Friday citing a foot injury.

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Tomas Machac, the men’s world No 41, pulled out before his scheduled second round match with Daniil Medvedev after beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round.

Arthur Fils, who is ranked 17th, retired when trailing 0-4 in his opening match against Andrea Pellegrino on Saturday because of hip pain.