Updated:29/09/2021 21:30h
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Two weeks after his disappointing defeat in the US Open final, the Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic announced Wednesday that he is giving up competing in the Masters 1.000 de Indian Wells October.
“I’m sorry I can’t see my fans in Indian Wells and play in the desert, my favorite place. I hope to see you next year, “said the world number one in a message posted on his Twitter account.
“We are disappointed that Novak cannot join us,” said Tommy Haas, tournament director. “We hope to see you again at Tennis Paradise next March to fight for a sixth title in the desert, a record.”
On September 12, Djokovic fell in the final of the US Open against Russian Daniil Medvedev, who prevented the Serbian from crowning a spectacular season in which he won the other three Grand Slam trophies.
In the event of a victory over Medvedev, Djokovic would have completed the season’s first Grand Slam in more than half a century and outnumbered major tournaments. Roger Federer and Rafa Nadal.
The 34-year-old Serbian holds the 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016 titles of the hard court tournament that takes place in the desert Indian Wells (California), about 200 kilometers east of Los Angeles.
In this Masters 1,000 tournament (October 4-17), a category lower than the Grand Slams, Federer and Nadal will not be there either.
In the women’s category, the event, in the WTA 1000 category, will have important casualties such as the Australian Ashleigh Barty, world number one, or the Japanese Naomi Osaka, winner of four Grand Slam tournaments.
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