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Novak Djokovic has pulled out of next week’s Cincinnati Open as he seeks to protect his physique earlier than the U.S. Open after retirement situations have been advised. 

The seasoned Serbian hasn’t competed in a tournament since Wimbledon, the place Jannik Sinner dominated him in the semi-finals. He’ll be wanting to return to kind when he heads back to Flushing Meadows later this month and has determined to make a large choice to try to improve his possibilities. 

Djokovic has developed a sample of avoiding smaller tournaments to give attention to his bodily preparation for Grand Slam competitions. Last month, he selected to bypass the Canadian Open together with a number of different prime gamers, main the tournament chief to confess he was “disappointed” with Djokovic and two different gamers.

Now, officers have introduced that Djokovic has additionally elected to overlook next week’s Cincinnati tournament.

This represents the second consecutive 12 months that Djokovic has pulled out of the occasion, regardless of having claimed victory there on three separate events. It additionally ensures that he will not have competed in any matches between Wimbledon and the upcoming U.S. Open. 

Djokovic will in all probability take part in the redesigned combined doubles occasion, which happens a week previous to the singles tournament starting. He has obtained a wildcard invitation to staff up with fellow Serbian competitor Olga Danilovic.

Whether Djokovic will gain an benefit from avoiding the Cincinnati Open stays unsure, notably after he acknowledged that managing the bodily toll of quite a few tournaments has turn out to be more and more difficult.

Following his Wimbledon exit, he commented: “I guess playing best-of-five, particularly this year, has been a real struggle for me physically.

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“The longer the tournament goes, the more severe the situation will get. I attain the semis of each Slam this 12 months, however I’ve to play Sinner or [Carlos] Alcaraz. These guys are match, younger, sharp. I really feel like I’m going into the match with tank half empty.”

Meanwhile, Nick Kyrgios recently speculated that Djokovic might be considering retirement soon. The outspoken Australian suggested that his former adversary could be losing the drive he once possessed.

“I feel he is obtained to be completed quickly,” Kyrgios stated. “Like, come on… what more? I requested him this at Indian Wells this 12 months. We have been in the locker room and I mentioned: ‘Why are you right here? Why are you taking part in?’ He simply goes: ‘I do not know’.

“I go: ‘What about your kids? I know you want to spend time with your family’. He said: ‘Yeah, I don’t know’. That was the first time I think he misses his family a lot. I stay in touch with him all the time.

“I am unable to see him taking part in for more than one other 12 months. Not again. Not the entire 12 months again. He is so skilled. I’m simply talking from my expertise if I had a household like his and youngsters.”