Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Rolex Shanghai Masters, the ATP Masters 1000 occasion to be performed from 4-15 October.
“Over time, a few of the finest help I obtain wherever on the earth is in China,” Djokovic wrote on social media. “Shanghai has at all times been certainly one of my favorite tournaments within the season. I will likely be lacking my #NoleFam in China. I hope that I can come again to China sooner or later and play in entrance of all of you once more.”
Over time, a few of the finest help I obtain wherever on the earth is in China. Shanghai has at all times been certainly one of my favourite tournaments within the season. I will likely be lacking my #NoleFam in China. I hope that I can come again to China sooner or later and play in entrance of all of you…
— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) September 17, 2023
Djokovic simply received his twenty fourth main title on the US Open after claiming his thirty ninth Masters 1000 crown in Cincinnati.
The 36-year-old has received the Shanghai event 4 occasions and owns a 34-5 file on the occasion. The Serbian in 2008 triumphed on the Nitto ATP Finals when it was held in Shanghai.
Rolex Shanghai Masters Event Director Michael Luevano mentioned in a press launch: “It’s disappointing to not have Novak at our event because it has at all times been a pleasure internet hosting him right here. All of us want him the perfect. He has had a really full 12 months and we hope he stays match and wholesome, and we positively sit up for welcoming him again to the Rolex Shanghai Masters.
“This 12 months’s event guarantees to be among the many finest we’ve got ever staged. We’re excited to welcome again our defending champion Daniil Medvedev together with a few of the most fun and good younger gamers in world tennis. Guys like Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz, Holger Rune and Jannik Sinner, who’re all making the journey to Shanghai for the primary time and will likely be joined by such fashionable figures like Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andrey Rublev.”
The Rolex Shanghai Masters, Asia’s solely Masters 1000 event, may have a 96 singles draw, supply prize cash of greater than US$8.8million and will likely be performed over two weeks for the primary time.
