The world number one announced his absence from the Florida Masters 1000, which starts on March 20.
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Novak Djokovic’s package for the Miami tournament mentioned this week is now official. The Serbian tennis player himself confirmed it on his social networks on Saturday, March 16, while the Florida Masters 1000 starts on Wednesday, March 20. Djokovic remains in early elimination in Indian Wells in the 3rd round last Tuesday against the 123rd player in the world, the Italian Luca Nardi.
“Unfortunately, I will not be participating in the Miami Open this yearannounced the world number one. At this point in my career, I have to balance my personal and professional schedule.“Djokovic has not participated in this tournament since 2019. In recent seasons, the Serb has often decided to miss some of the Masters 1000 tournaments in order to better focus on his priority goals for the season. Already the record holder for the number of Masters 1000 titles, the most prestigious tournaments on the calendar behind the Grand Slam tournament, his quest for eternal focus is more on the Majors, at 36 years old.
Novak Đoković should not return before the season on clay, and the tournament in Monte-Carlo, from April 8, for perhaps the first trophy of the season, who was defeated by Future in the semi-finals of the last Australian Open. the winner, Italian Jannik Sinner. The man with 24 Grand Slam titles assured AFP on November 20 that he is also aiming for the Paris Olympic title, which is also contested on clay, at Roland-Garros.
“People see me playing well in big tournaments, but they don’t see all the weeks and months of work to get therehe explained. The 2024 Olympics will be one of my big goals, along with the big tournaments. The schedule will be very tight, we will go from dirt, the slowest surface, to grass, the fastest, and then back to the slowest. This will be a complicated and difficult challenge.“