“I don’t have any long-term plans”

Novak Djokovic, who should play the next Masters 1000 in Shanghai (from October 2 to 13) is not currently looking any further ahead. On the sidelines of an exhibition match in Sofia, the Serb made it clear that he was no longer in the long-term projection.

In Sofia, Bulgaria, this Tuesday to play an exhibition match against Grigor Dimitrov on Tuesday, Novak Djokovic spoke about his schedule for the coming weeks. The Serb should play the Masters 1000 in Shanghai (October 2 to 13) and then take part in the exhibition scheduled in Saudi Arabia (October 16 to 19) with Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune and Rafael Nadal., who are announced. For the rest of the season, the former world No. 1 has not yet decided anything. “For the first time in my career, I don’t have any long-term plans. I live in the moment and I’ll see what happens. Today (Tuesday), I’m going to play in Sofia against Grigor, then in China, and then in an exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia. After that, I don’t know. We’ll see how I feel and we’ll judge. Family life is very important to me. “I want to be with my wife and children, to be part of their daily lives, which I haven’t been able to do for many years,” he explained.