By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday August 8, 2024
Defending champion Novak Djokovic has elected to skip the Cincinnati Open in 2024.
The event introduced the information on Thursday.
“We actually perceive that it’s a fast turnaround from his Olympic triumph to come back to Cincinnati,” stated Event Director Bob Moran. “His title run right here final yr was so memorable. We’re desirous to see him on courtroom once more quickly.”
Djokovic’s withdrawal strikes Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard into the draw.
Djokovic gained his 99th ATP title on the Olympics on Sunday. It’s been a busy season with Roland-Garros, Wimbledon and the Olympics all going down inside two months, so it is smart for Djokovic to elect to relaxation, recharge and proceed rehabbing his surgically repaired proper knee previous to the US Open, which begins in lower than three weeks.
I may by no means hand over on the dream of profitable this gold medal, simply because the individuals of Serbia have by no means given up on me. Collectively, we believed within the unimaginable. Whereas I will be the one holding this medal, I need each Serbian to know that it belongs to all of us.
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— Novak Djokovic (@DjokerNole) August 6, 2024
Djokovic can be missed within the Queen metropolis: the Serbian owns a 45-12 document on the ATP Masters 1000 hard-court occasion, triumphing in 2018, 2020 and 2023. He defeated Carlos Alcaraz in an epic third-set tiebreak in final yr’s remaining.
The 37-year-old is 29-7 on the season and can bid for his twenty fifth main title at this yr’s US Open.
