{"id":192773,"date":"2026-03-15T21:27:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:27:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/192773\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T21:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T21:27:11","slug":"novak-djokovic-withdraws-from-miami-open-with-injury-after-early-indian-wells-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/192773\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic Withdraws From Miami Open With Injury After Early Indian Wells Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

After Novak Djokovic\u2019s early exit at Indian Wells, the 24-time major champion will not be following his run up with an appearance at the Miami Open as he withdrew from the ATP tournament<\/a> on Sunday due to a shoulder injury. It doesn\u2019t sound like a very serious injury as he\u2019s expected to return to the court next month in time for clay season to start at Monte Carlo.<\/p>\n

Djokovic lost in the Round of 16 at Indian Wells (where he was a finalist last year) to Great Britain\u2019s Jack Draper. It was his first tournament appearance since playing in the Australian Open final in January, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz. He did beat Jannik Sinner in the semis of the first major of 2026, though.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s no secret that Djokovic has been selective with his tournament appearances in recent years, and he\u2019s even admitted that his focus now is on the majors. He seems to decide about the other ATP tournaments, even bigger ones like Indian Wells and Miami, depending on his health at the time. He\u2019s still chasing to win that elusive 25th major win, which would make him the winningest tennis player in major history.<\/p>\n

After losing to Alcaraz in the Australian Open, Djokovic shared his goal of winning that 25th major.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m gonna keep pushing and see if I get another chance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Djokovic not eyeing retirement yet<\/p>\n

Djokovic missing out on Miami will cause him to drop to No. 4 in the world rankings, falling behind Alexander Zverev. He\u2019s still putting up good fights against Carlos Alcaraz and Sinner, the No. 1 and 2 in the world, though, and it sounds like he won\u2019t think about retirement<\/a> while he can still be in the conversation with these two young superstars.<\/p>\n

While Alcaraz and Sinner are undeniably dominating men\u2019s tennis<\/a> right now, and have been for a few years, Djokovic is definitely the third top player amongst them. The 38-year-old hasn\u2019t won a major since the 2023 U.S. Open\u2014since then, Sinner and Alcaraz have won all nine majors. We\u2019ll see if Djokovic can put an end to that streak at the French Open this spring.<\/p>\n

Ahead of Indian Wells, Djokovic shared that another goal of his is to play in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics<\/a>. He would be defending the gold medal he won at the 2024 Paris Olympics. <\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s one of the long-term goals to reach the Olympics. That would be nice,\u201d Djokovic said. \u201c… It\u2019s still a long way. I think that at my age and at my stage of my career that every year seems like longer period than anyone else who\u2019s younger. I\u2019ll try to make it, definitely one of the motivations.\u201d<\/p>\n

A lot could happen before then, obviously, as Djokovic will then be 41 years old. Maybe he\u2019ll win a 25th major and decide to retire before then, or an injury will force him to make that decision. Otherwise, it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if Djokovic chose to retire at the 2028 Summer Games\u2014his longtime rival and buddy Andy Murray did that at the 2024 Olympics.<\/p>\n

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