Novak Djokovic, the world number 1 in tennis, will participate in the Cincinnati tournament, which was planned, and especially in the US Open, he announced Thursday in priority to the 8.7 million subscribers of his account Official Twitter. “I am happy to confirm that I will be competing in Cincinnati t at the US Open this year,” writes the Serbian champion. "It was not an easy decision to make, with all the obstacles and challenges on all sides, but the thought of returning to competition really excites me."
I'm happy to confirm that I'll participate at #CincyTennis and #USOpen this year. It was not an easy decision to make with all the obstacles and challenges on many sides, but the prospect of competing again makes me really excited 😃💪🏼 https://t.co/qgxSTHrKK4 pic.twitter.com/tg6rgwfFqm
- Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) August 13, 2020Take advantage of Nadal and Federer's absence
The participation of "Djoko" in the Cincinnati tournament, which was moved to New York from August 20 to 28, to prepare for the US Open, was already planned. On the other hand, following Rafael Nadal's already announced package, the organizers of Flushing Meadows needed to be reassured, it's done.
The US Open is scheduled to start on August 31. Holding titles from Wimbledon and the Australian Open, Djokovic had initially, like Nadal, asked the question of knowing if it was reasonable to organize the American stage of the Grand Slam while the Covid-19 is still very present there.
Among the other top tennis players, the Swiss Roger Federer (N.4) has already ended his season due to an injured knee, but the Russian Daniil Medvedev (N.5) will be there in New York, to defend a title won last year at the Cincinnati Central, then move on to Flushing Meadows.
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