Washington (AFP)
World No.1 Serbian Novak Djokovic withdrew on Monday from the Cincinnati Masters 1000, which begins August 15, two weeks before the start of the US Open, saying he needed more time to recover after the Tokyo Olympics.
"I'm taking a little longer to recover and recover after a pretty grueling trip from Australia to Tokyo," Djokovic posted on social media.
“Unfortunately that means I won't be ready to compete in Cincinnati this year, so I'm going to focus and focus on the US Open and spend some more time with my family. See you in New York!”
further clarified the Serbian star.
Djokovic, 34, who has reached the record number, tied with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, of 20 Grand Slam titles, could become the first man since Rod Laver in 1969 to win all four major titles in a year provided you win the US Open in a few weeks.
The world No. 1 had a difficult Olympic Games in Tokyo ten days ago.
Coming to Tokyo to conquer Olympic gold, he finally left without a medal and with a shoulder injury.
In the space of 24 hours, the Serbian, big favorite of the Olympic tournament and who had appeared very solid during the first rounds, chained three defeats - two in singles, one in mixed doubles - and a forfeit, due to an "injury to the left shoulder, "according to the International Tennis Federation.
4 days ago it was Roger Federer who announced that he would not participate in the Masters 1000 in Toronto and Cincinnati, preferring to reserve for the US Open which begins on August 30.
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