Former world number one Novak Djokovic will play at the Shanghai Masters event next month, tournament organisers announced on Tuesday.
“He’s back… Our 4-time champ will return to Shanghai this year,” organisers posted on social media ahead of the event’s start on October 1.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion has not played in an official match since his defeat in the semi-finals of the US Open to Carlos Alcaraz earlier in September.
Following that loss, the 38-year-old remained vague about his schedule for the end of the season, having played significantly fewer tournaments in 2025 than in previous years.
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The world number four had only committed to playing the 250 event in Athens from November 2-8, which replaced the Belgrade tournament on this year’s calendar.
His participation in the Paris Masters (October 27-November 2) and the ATP Finals in Turin (November 9-16) — the two biggest tournaments scheduled after Shanghai — is yet to be confirmed.
Djokovic won the Shanghai tournament in 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2018.
