The world’s first racket, Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, does not plan to fly to Moscow to participate in the friendly match between the Russian and Serbian national teams. This was reported by a source RIA News.
The meeting will take place on March 21 at the Lev Yashin Stadium in Moscow.
On January 17, the events director of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Kirill Tereshin said that Djokovic, as well as former players of the Serbian team and Serbian musicians, would receive invitations to the friendly match.
On March 14, journalist Sasha Ozmo reported that Djokovic had once again withdrawn from the Masters series tournament in Miami. The tennis player has not participated in the tournament since 2019. The Serbian tennis player’s last tournament was the Masters tournament in Indian Wells. Djokovic was eliminated in the third round by Italian lucky loser Luca Nardi (4:6, 6:3, 3:6).
Djokovic continues to lead the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings (9675 points). The second place was Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (8805 points). In third place is Italian Jannik Sinner (8270 points).
Previously reportedHe said that 16-year-old Andreeva will not play in the tournament in Miami due to her serious injury.