The world number one announced his absence for the Florida Masters 1000, which begins on March 20.
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Mentioned this week, Novak Djokovic’s package for the Miami tournament is now official. The Serbian tennis player confirmed it himself on his social networks, Saturday March 16, while the Florida Masters 1000 begins Wednesday March 20. Djokovic remains on a premature 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 yearcommunicated the world number one. At this point in my career, I have to balance my personal and professional schedules.“Djokovic has not taken part in this tournament since 2019. In recent seasons, the Serbian has frequently chosen to miss some of the Masters 1000 to better focus on his priority objectives for the season. Already a record holder for Masters 1000 titles , the most prestigious tournaments on the calendar behind the Grand Slams, his quest for eternal focus is more on the Majors, at 36 years old.
Novak Djokovic should not make his return before the clay court season, and the Monte-Carlo tournament, from April 8, for perhaps a first trophy this season, he who had been beaten in the semi-final of the last Australian Open by the future winner, the Italian Jannik Sinner. The man with 24 Grand Slam titles assured AFP on November 20 that he was also aiming for the Olympic title in Paris, also contested on earth, at Roland-Garros.
“People see me performing 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 major tournaments. The schedule is going to be very busy, we’re going to go from clay, the slowest surface, to grass, the fastest, and then back to the slowest. This is going to be complicated and quite a challenge to take on.“