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Novak Djokovic says he felt a ‘responsibility’ to play 2020 US Open in New York

Novak Djokovic says he felt a ‘responsibility’ to play 2020 US Open in New York

Djokovic is already practising in New York for the Cincinnati Masters, which takes place at Flushing Meadows before the US Open Serbia’s world number one Novak Djokovic says one of the reasons he decided to play the US Open was to help the sport “keep going”. Djokovic, 33, is in New York preparing for the Grand Slam event which takes place from 31 August in New York. A number of players, including reigning champions Rafael Nadal and Bianca Andreescu, have pulled out because of health and travel fears. “I felt responsible as a top player to be here,” he told the...

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