this davis cup The return to be held in Valencia on September 13-18 should be of the Novak Djokovic, after not playing the United States Open and the 1,000 Masters in Canada and Cincinnatti, as there is no covid-19 vaccine and therefore forbidden to enter. But the re-emergence of the old number 1 will still have to wait, as Serbia has decided not to play for “personal reasons”.

Victor Troickicaptain and friend Djokovic He made this decision public in an interview published in the newspaper this Monday. Sports ski Zurnal. “Nole has been with us many times, but this time he can’t go for personal reasons. If we make it to the final in Malaga, he will join us.”

Serbian He will participate in the group stage in Valencia alongside Spain, where they will face Canada and South Korea on Wednesday, September 14. The team that wins Group B will qualify for the grand finals of the Salad Bowl, which will be played in Malaga, with the winners of Group A to be played in Bologna (Italy, Argentina, Croatia and Sweden); Group C is in Hamburg (Germany, France, Australia and Belgium) and Group D is in Glasgow (Great Britain, United States, Netherlands and Kazakhstan), all from September 13-18.

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Djokovic played his last official match in the Wimbledon final on 10 July, where he won the title against Australian Nick Kyrgios. The Serbian player’s refusal to be vaccinated has prevented him from playing at the Australian Open and Masters 1000 at Miami and Indian Wells this season. The Serbian tennis player will be able to reappear at the Laver Cup, played at London’s O2 Arena between September 23-25. Raphael Nadal, Roger Federer Y Andy Murray.