Top-ranked Novak Djokovic announced that he's pulling out of the Western & Southern Open on Monday and plans to make his return for the U.S. Open later this month. Djokovic says he needs time to recover after the grueling stretch he's had.
"Dear Nole fam, I wanted to share with you that I'm taking a bit longer to recover after quite a physically taxing journey from Australian Open up to Tokyo," Djokovic said in a statement on social media. "Sadly, this means I won't be ready to compete in Cincinnati this year so I'll be turning my focus to the U.