Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Miami Masters.
The Serbian superstar, who reached the Australian Open final earlier this year, has made the decision to withdraw from the Masters 1000 event following his loss to Jack Draper in the Indian Wells quarter-finals.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion had discussed a troubling forearm injury after winning his third round match in California.
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However, the Serbian has reportedly suffered a new injury issue.
Novak Djokovic withdraws from the Miami Masters due to a right shoulder injury
As reported by the TennisONE on X [formerly Twitter], Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Miami Masters due to a right shoulder injury.
The tennis legend is a three-time Miami Masters champion, but has not won the event since 2016.
That year, the Serbian star completed a third consecutive ‘Sunshine Swing’ double by winning Indian Wells and Miami, defeating Milos Raonic and Kei Nishikori in those finals.
Last year, Djokovic reached the final, losing 6-7, 6-7 to Czech youngster Jakub Mensik.
As a result, Djokovic will lose 650 ATP ranking points, and could suffer a significant rankings fall.
Djokovic, 38, will now look ahead to the clay-court swing.
Djokovic’s next tournament could be the Monte-Carlo Masters, set to take place from April 5 to 12.
What did Novak Djokovic say after losing the 2025 Miami Masters final?
Novak Djokovic looked set to win a seventh Miami Masters title last year when he matched up against 19-year-old unseeded player Jakub Mensik in the final.
However, Mensik – who beat Jack Draper, Arthur Fils and Taylor Fritz on his way to the final – stunned the Serbian star in straight sets.
After losing the final to Mensik – who had won his first Masters 1000 title – Djokovic heaped praise on the youngster.
“Yeah, congratulations to Mensik and his team,” Djokovic said during his post-match press conference.
“Never really happy to lose, but he’s one of the very few players that I would be happier to lose to, to be honest.
“I have seen him play when he was 15 or 16 and invited him, we had some training blocks together. He was training at my club in Belgrade, and, you know, to see his development and evolution is really great, amazing.
“I could see back then already that three, four years ago that he’s going to be, you know, one of the top players of the world.
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“I’m super glad that he’s using the potential that he has, because he’s got the complete game. Obviously his serve is incredible, powerful, precise, wins a lot of free points with the first serve.
“Backhand, as well, you know. Czech school, they always have a great backhand (smiling). But forehand, he’s improved a lot. And movement for a tall, big guy like that, he slides and moves well.
“He still can improve, of course. So I’m sure we’ll be seeing him around.
“Yeah, it’s unfortunate for me. Two tiebreaks, just very weird match, weird day with rain delay and all the things that is happening. Honestly, yeah, I didn’t feel my greatest on the court, but it is what it is. Nothing to take away from his victory.”
