Novak Djokovic raises Roger Federer concerns as pair consider ditching tournament

Novak Djokovic says he may not play the Davis Cup again after this season and says he is unsure how the tournament will survive without Roger Federer. The Serbian has agreed to represent his country for the David Cup in Madrid next month but Federer will not be there for Switzerland. “With Davis Cup, you know, Roger is not playing and, you know, some other guys, so how that’s going to turn out, I don’t know,” Djokovic said at the Shanghai Masters. “I’m going to play it this year. Whether that’s going to be the tradition, so to say, every year, I don’t know, but the week is really tough, I mean, especially for top guys playing all season and then, you know, playing in London and then literally the next day you have to take a flight and potentially play the next day on different conditions and everything.” Djokovic thinks it would be better for the Davis Cup to merge with the ATP Cup, which will host its inaugural competition in January 2020.

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