Former world number one Novak Djokovic will travel to Australia to participate in a couple of exhibitions before deciding whether or not to participate in the first Grand Slam tournament of the year because of his battered elbow.
The Serbian player has not played since retiring in the Wimbledon quarterfinals in July and has postponed his comeback twice, first at an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi and later at the Qatar Open.
In a statement published this Wednesday on its website it is reported that “Novak is traveling to Australia, where he will take part in two exhibition tournaments.”
There, “the decision will be made to participate in the first Grand Slam of the season, the Australian Open, where ‘Nole’ has been crowned six times,” the text added.
Djokovic, who is now 12th in the ATP, is scheduled to play in the Kooyong Classic in Melbourne and then the Tie Break Tens tournament in Melbourne Park, the same setting as the Australian Open and in which he is also scheduled to play. reappearance of the current world number one, the Spanish Rafael Nadal.
Djokovic does not confirm his presence at the Australia Open
