The 34-year-old Serbian tennis great is ranked No. 1 in the world
Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the ATP Cup in Australia ahead of the first Grand Slam tournament of the season, organizers said Wednesday.
Djokovic has added further mystery to his participation in next year's Australian Open -- where he is the defending champion --, reportedly opting to skip the ATP Cup, scheduled in Sydney from Jan 1-9
Paul McNamee added he is "very confident" the Serbian is vaccinated and will play in the opening major of the year.
Croatia beat Serbia in doubles to advance to the Davis Cup final after Novak Djokovic couldn't follow up his single's win in the decider.
Daniil Medvedev maintained his perfect record at the Davis Cup Finals to put Russia into the last four.
After having to play in an empty arena in the group stage, Novak Djokovic relished being in front of Davis Cup fans again.
Not even Novak Djokovic playing back-to-back could help Serbia avoid losing to Germany in the Davis Cup finals group phase.
Djokovic won seven consecutive games from 3-3 in the first set to take control
Craig Tiley has said that a clarity on whether world No. 1 Novak Djokovic is vaccinated or not will come soon as unvaccinated players will not be able to compete in the opening major of the year
Djokovic, a nine-time winner in Melbourne, has repeatedly refused to disclose his vaccination status
A year ago, Casper Ruud had just cracked the top 30 in the rankings.
Australian Open chief Craig Tiley confirmed on Saturday that everyone who attends the first Grand Slam tennis tournament of 2022 will need to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19
The German will face World No 1 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals on Saturday after the Serbian secured top spot in Green Group with victories over Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev.
As of now, Federer is aiming to be able to jog in January and resume tennis work two or three months after that
Novak Djokovic advanced to the semifinals of the ATP Finals by beating Andrey Rublev 6-3, 6-2.
The top-ranked Djokovic is attempting to match Roger Federer's record of six titles at the season-ending event
World No.1 Novak Djokovic said that the defeat in the US Open final to Russian Daniil Medvedev, which cost him the calendar Grand Slam, was "tough to swallow" and that a "part of me is very sad".
US Open 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev said the victory over World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the tournament finals has given him the confidence for future events.
Novak Djokovic's bid for the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men's tennis since 1969 ended one victory short with a 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 loss to Daniil Medvedev in the US Open final on Sunday.