October

Djokovic Accepts Vienna Wildcard

Novak Djokovic will be back on the court this month.The world No. 1 has accepted a wildcard into the Erste Bank Open, which starts on October 26th in Vienna.More: Nadal Dismisses DjokovicIt will be Djokovic's first tournament since bowing to Rafael Nadal in a French Open final straight-sets loss.

Djokovic returns for his first Vienna appearance since he swept Stan Wawrinka to win the 2007 Vienna title. He joins a field that includes US Open champion and home favorite Dominic Thiem, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roland Garros semifinalist Diego Schwartzman.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion is playing for his fifth title of the season. Djokovic captured his record-extending eighth Australian Open crown in February followed by winning Dubai. Since the sport resumed from the COVID-19 pandemic disruption, Djokovic won a pair of Masters championships at the Western & Southern Open in New York and Rome last month.Photo credit: Mark Peterson/Corleve]]>

Richard Pagliaro

Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.

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