Serbian world number two Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the Miami Open with a right elbow injury, the tournament’s three-times reigning champion said on Sunday.
The injury is the latest setback for Djokovic, who has suffered a drop in form since completing a sweep of the grand slam titles at last year’s French Open.
Djokovic, who has won a record-tying six titles in Miami, joins world number one Andy Murray on the sidelines of the hard court event as the latter withdrew on Saturday, also citing a right elbow injury.
The 29-year-old Serb was beaten by Nick Kyrgios last week in the fourth round at Indian Wells, marking his second loss to the Australian in less than two weeks.
This post was published on March 20, 2017 6:40 pm