In the first half of 2021, Novak Djokovic had a perfect season when it acquired all three Grand Slam titles including Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon. With the ambition to win the Golden Slam, the world's No. 1 player decided to attend the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. However, he could not bring Serbia a medal.
Immediately after the Olympics, Djokovic continued to participate in the US Open – the last Grand Slam of the year. The Serbian star still shows impressive performance when winning tickets to the final. However, before Daniil Medvedev, Nole lost 3 sets in white, thereby missing the chance to win Calendar Slam.
Since the defeat in the US expanded, Djokovic has not yet played again. At Laver Cup 2021, he did not attend the European team. Recently, the world's number one player continued to declare to withdraw from another big event, Indian Wells Masters – ATP 1000 tournament in early October.
“Unfortunately, I can't see fans at Indian Wells – the tournament I really love. Hope we will meet next year,” Nole shared.
Meanwhile, director Tommy Haas of Indian Wells Masters also confirmed the information: “We are very disappointed when Novak cannot attend the BNP Paribas Open this fall. Hopefully we will welcome him back to tennis Paradise in March.”
Indian Wells Masters is Djokovic's favorite tournament when he used to have 5 times crowned. If the ATP 1000 tournament is calculated, Nole is currently holding a record with Rafael Nadal with 36 titles. It is likely that the world's number one player will wait until November to compete in Paris Masters, thereby looking for the 37th championship.
Indian Wells Masters (also known as the BNP Paribas Masters) is a tennis tournament on the outdoor hard yard held every year at Indian Wells, California, USA. This year, the tournament will take place from October 4 to October 17. With Djokovic withdrawing, Daniil Medvedev will become the number one candidate for the championship. The Russian tennis player is in a very impressive form on the hard yard when he has just defeated Nole himself in the US Open final.
