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MIAMI - Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic will skip the March 20-31 Miami Masters tournament, the Sport klub Internet portal reports.

The decision follows in the wake of Djokovic's defeat to Italian Luca Nardi in the Indian Wells third round, after which the Serbian hinted he might not travel to Miami.

INDIAN WELLS - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, is seeded in the first round of the Indian Wells ATP tournament and will face the winner of the tie between Australian Aleksandar Vukic and a qualifier in the second round.

The draw ceremony was held last night.

Tennis is a rapidly changing game where new talent is always challenging the top players at different events. Getting to the top and staying there isn't easy, and many players have come and gone over the years. Some have shined brightly during their peak years and continued to compete against younger, fitter players to keep winning.

Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari and her coach, Tom Hill, are splitting up after working together for six years that included two Grand Slam semifinal appearances and a career-best ranking of No. 3.

In today's published tennis world rankings, Grigor Dimitrov maintains his position among the men.

The Bulgarian tennis player once again secures the 13th position with a total of 2785 points. This time, he is set to return to the tennis court during the current week, participating in the ATR 250 tournament indoors in Marseille.

Djokovic lost for the first time in the semi-finals of Melbourne, after ten wins and titles, and for the first time in six years.

Iva Ivanova achieved a fantastic success and qualified for the quarterfinals in the girls' singles at the Australian Open. The Bulgarian won against Aspen Schuman from the United States with a score of 7:5, 4:6, 6:4, and the match lasted 2 hours and 9 minutes.

MELBOURNE - Serbia's Novak Djokovic, the world number one in men's tennis singles, will play Croatian youngster Dino Prizmic in the first round of the Australian Open on Sunday.

After defeating Argentine Mariano Navone and compatriot Duje Ajdukovic, Prizmic beat Tunisian Aziz Dougaz 6-3, 6-4 on Friday morning to complete the qualifications for the Australian Open.

MELBOURNE - Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic was on Thursday drawn to play a qualifier in the Australian Open first round.

In the potential second round, reigning champion Djokovic will most likely face Australian Alexei Popyrin, who will play compatriot and wild card holder Marc Polmans in the first round.

With 6:4, 6:4, Djokovic suffered his first defeat in Australia after 43 victories in the previous six years.
However, since the defeat, the tennis public is more concerned about the condition of his wrist ten days before the start of the Australian Open.