Novak Djokovic will not play the Mutua Madrid Open 2021. The organization of the Madrid tournament has made official the absence of the Serbian tennis player, who had no chance of scoring points as he was the last tournament champion. It is surprising that, on the other hand, he has chosen to sign up for another minor tournament in Belgrade just before Roland Garros. The Mutua Madrid Open 2021 will not have the presence of the world number one and champion of the last edition disputed, Novak Djokovic: « He will not play the Mutua Madrid Open. “Sorry, I’m not going to be able to travel to Madrid this year and meet my fans there,” Djokovic said. ‘It’s been two years, a long time. I hope to see you all next year! ‘”Confirmed the organization of the tournament. Novak Djokovic will not be playing in the Mutua Madrid Open. “Sorry that I won’t be able to travel to Madrid this year and meet all my fans”, said @DjokerNole. “It’s been two years already, quite a long time. Hope to see you all next year!”.- #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen) April 28, 2021 The official confirmation comes after the number one slipped it in his last statements in Belgrade: «I’m tired of making plans, honestly. The big goal is still the Grand Slams, “Djokovic told a Sportklub journalist, after falling in the semi-final in Belgrade against the Russian tennis player and wasting more than twenty break balls. Therefore, Novak Djokovic will not be able to defend the team. Crown. His non-appearance is not so surprising considering that in Madrid he could not score any points and that without even jumping to the central court of the Caja Mágica, he will keep half of the 1000 points added in the last edition of the Madrid tournament. This would leave Rafa Nadal as the main seed in Madrid and gives him one more chance to get closer to the Serbian in the ranking (the Balearic can add 640 points if he wins the title) .To Roland Garros … passing Belgrade On the road map of Djokovic does remain in Rome – where he also defends the title won last year – and, surprisingly, appears on the list of players to play another minor tournament in Belgrade just before Roland Garros. The Parisian Grand Slam is one of the great objectives of Novak Djokovic: to triumph in Nadal’s private yard and to narrow the gap with the Spanish and Roger Federer in terms of titles in top-class tournaments. ATP250 Belgrade 2 entry list incl. Djokovic and Monfils, via @DartsTennis pic.twitter.com/JJ2uIBF2qy – Michal Samulski (@MichalSamulski) April 27, 2021 The draw for the final men’s draw of the Mutua Madrid Open will take place next Saturday, at which time the path will be known of tennis players. It includes as main seeds Rafa Nadal, Daniil Medvedev, Dominic Thiem and Alexander Zverev, who will be in the great world tennis event in the Spanish capital.
