Miami also runs out of number one, Novak Djokovic. The Serbian announced that he will not play the 1,000 Masters that starts next Wednesday 24 and for which Rafa Nadal was already low, who has not yet recovered from the back injury that weighed him down in Australia and which made him renounce Rotterdam and not accept invitations to Dubai or Acapulco. Roger Federer, who reappeared at the ATP 250 in Doha last week, is also not listed.
“I have decided to use this valuable time to be at home. Taking into account all the restrictions (due to the pandemic), I need to find the balance between family and circuit “, the Serbian apologized in his networks.
Djokovic, with the record for weeks at number one already in his pocket, warned in Melbourne that he would ration his schedule to perform at their best at the Grand Slams. And more after suffering an abdominal tear. Without Indian Wells, Miami remained the only ATP tournament of the US tour and is suffering a barrage of casualties: Thiem, Monfils, Carreño, Wawrinka, Kyrgios …
Djokovic and Nadal will compete again from April 12 in the land of Monte Carlo, without an audience in the stands.