njured Djokovic pulls out of Shanghai Masters

BEIJING:World number one Novak Djokovic has pulled out of next week’s Shanghai Masters due to the back injury that also stopped him from defending his China Open title in Beijing.


“I am sorry not to be playing in Shanghai, one of my favourite tournaments, but I have not recovered yet from my injury,” Djokovic said.


Djokovic, who won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open this season as he dislodged Rafa Nadal from the top of the world rankings, aggravated a niggling injury in Serbia’s Davis Cup tie with Argentina earlier this month.Djokovic, who wears specially made kit emblazoned with dragons for his China tour, is a big hit with the crowds in the world’s most populous country and his absence has been a huge disappointment.