MELBOURNE : World number one Novak Djokovic will start his 2024 season at the mixed teams United Cup in Australia but his great rival Rafa Nadal was not on the Spain team released on Friday.Djokovic will lead Serbia at the second edition of the A$15 million ($9.47 million) event from Dec. 29-Jan.
FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Davis Cup - Finals - Serbia v Czech Republic - Pabellon Fuente de San Luis, Valencia, Spain - September 16, 2023 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during his doubles match with Nikola Cacic against Czech Republic's Tomas Machac and Adam Pavlasek REUTERS/Pablo Morano/File Photo
Djokovic will lead Serbia at the second edition of the A$15 million event from Dec. 29-Jan. 7 before bidding for a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open. Nadal played for Spain in that edition and while he described it as a"great idea" he criticised the format for having teams play off in dead rubbers.
Tournament director Craig Tiley announced last week that Nadal would play in the next Australian Open in January but the Spaniard's representative said there was no date set for his comeback.
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