Novak Djokovic is returning to Shanghai this fall! The big champion 24 times (and Shanghai’s four -time winner) announced the news on Tuesday.
Gjokovic, who admitted after his semifinal loss open to the SH.BA that he believed his best chances of bringing Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner were in the best three format, would make his fifth masters 1000 appearance of the season, and his first since Madrid.
“The best five makes it very, very difficult for me to play them. Especially if it’s like the last stages of Grand Slam,” Gjokovic said after falling to Alcaraz in straight groups in Open this year.
“It will be very difficult for me in the future to overcome the obstacle of the sinner, Alcaraz, at five-five in the Grand Slams. I think I have a better chance of the three but the best, it’s hard.”
Shanghai takes place from October 1 to October 12.
Gjokovic will also play the Six Kings exhibition in Saudi Arabia (October 15-18) and the ATP 250 event in Athens, Greece (November 1-8). The Serbian legend is 31-10 generally in the season.
Gjokovic is the third in the ATP race for Turin, but it is unclear whether he will play this year. The Nitto ATP final takes place from November 9 to November 16th.
