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(Reuters) - World
number one Novak Djokovic will not defend his Madrid Open title
next week as he decided against travelling for the ATP Masters
1000 event, organisers said on Wednesday.
The 33-year-old was last seen in action on his home soil at the
Serbia Open last week, where he reached the semi-finals before
losing to Russia's Aslan Karatsev.
"Sorry that I won't be able to travel to Madrid this year and
meet all my fans," Djokovic said in a message shared by the
Madrid Open organisers on Twitter
https://twitter.com/
MutuaMadridOpen/status/
1387351713074532355.
"It's been two years already, quite a long time. Hope to see you
all next year!".
The COVID-19 pandemic had forced the 2020 edition of the Madrid
Open to be cancelled, which means 2019 winner Djokovic is still
the last champion at the event.
Djokovic is still expected to feature at next month's Rome
Masters and Belgrade Open in the lead up to the claycourt major
in Paris, which begins on May 30.
(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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