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Novak Djokovic withdraws from Shanghai Masters: "I will be missing my NoleFam in China"
ATPSunday, 17 September 2023 at 17:15
Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the 2023 Shanghai Masters, the penultimate ATP Masters 1000 event of the season, after enduring a stacked schedule in recent weeks.
It seems as though the World No. 1 has not stopped playing since early August when he took some time to spend with his family.
From August 17-20, the Serb competed at the Western & Southern Cincinnati Open, where he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in a grueling three-hour-and-49-minute match to take the ATP Masters 1000 title.
After this, Djokovic participated in the US Open from August 30-September 10, making it all the way to the finals where he ousted Daniil Medvedev in straight sets to win a record 24th Grand Slam title.
Djokovic went straight from US Open glory to Davis Cup
Following his monumental victory at Flushing Meadows, many wondered if Djokovic would compete at the ATP Davis Cup Finals Group Stage for Team Serbia, which took place from September 12-17. Several other big names had already withdrawn, such as Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Matteo Berrettini.
However, the Serb announced that he would still compete and subsequently went to Valencia where he helped his team to force Spain into an early exit from the tournament.
However, it now seems as though the 36-year-old is ensuring he doesn't overdo it mentally or physically and has elected to miss the Shanghai Masters despite it being an ATP 1000 event attended by many top-ranked players.
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Although he will be skipping the tournament this year, he expressed his hope to come back in future years.
"Over the years, some of the best support I receive anywhere in the world is in China. Shanghai has always been one of my favorite tournaments in the season. I will be missing my NoleFam in China. I hope that I can come back to China in the future and play in front of all of you again," he said.
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