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Defending champion Novak Djokovic reportedly is not going to take part within the Madrid Open.
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- Last Updated:April 03, 2021, 19:45 IST
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Tennis ace and world No. 1 Novak Djokovic is not going to be competing on this yr’s version of the Madrid Open, based on reviews in Serbian media. It was anticipated that the Serb, contemporary from his Australian Open triumph in February, would compete within the clay-court Masters 1000 occasion, which was known as off final yr as a result of Covid-19 pandemic. But the winner of 18 Grand Slam titles, solely two behind the joint file holders Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Spain’s Rafael Nadal with 20 Slam titles every, has determined to skip the match from May 2-9 the place he’s the defending champion.
The 33-year-old has received the Madrid Open title thrice with the final triumph coming in 2019 the place he defeated Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas within the ultimate.
advert Djokovic not pulled out, he would have been defending 500 factors from his 2019 consequence — half of the same old whole of 1000 for a Masters collection title — attributable to Covid-adjusted ‘Best-of’ ATP rating system.
The Serbian has additionally pulled out of the Miami Open Masters 1000 match, at the moment underway. Djokovic had final featured within the Australian Open in February, the place he crushed Daniil Medvedev for the title.
Djokovic’s pull-out implies that his clay-court schedule earlier than the French Open had bought significantly shortened, with the Serb solely anticipated to play the Monte Carlo Masters, the Serbia Open ATP 250 in Belgrade and the Rome Masters.
