World number one and US Open winner Novak Djokovic will miss the ATP Masters 1000 in Shanghai from October 4 to 15 to prepare for the final event of the year.

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Novak Djokovic will not participate in ATP Masters Shanghai

A four-time winner in Shanghai (2012, 2013, 2015, 2018), Djokovic announced that he will not be playing in one of his favorite cities this year, but he hopes to soon meet the Chinese fans, who have always received an “incomparable” welcome. commitment,” reports Agerpres.

After winning the US Open two weeks ago, his 24th Grand Slam title, the player from Belgrade traveled to Valencia, Spain, for the Davis Cup group stage. He won a singles match against Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich and lost in doubles against the Czech.

The Serbian champion will take a holiday and miss the three tournaments in China that precede the Shanghai Masters in order to have the best conditions for the last events of the year: the Masters 1000 in Paris, the Tour of Champions and the Davis Cup Final 8.

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, the last winner in 2019, will instead be present in Shanghai, with Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, Denmark’s Holger Rune and Italy’s Yannick Sinner among the favourites.