Novak Djokovic to play in new Adria Tour tournament as men's tennis prepares for return

Back: Novak Djokovic will play in the newly-created Adria Tour from June 13
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Joe Krishnan10 June 2020

Men's tennis will return later this month with two tournaments featuring a number of big names, including world no1 Novak Djokovic.

The ATP Tour remains suspended until July 31 due to the coronavirus pandemic, with Wimbledon cancelled altogether for the first time since World War Two.

But with several players revealing their desire to get back out onto court to play exhibition matches, a selection of men's tennis stars have agreed to enter into two newly-created tournaments on June 13.

Djokovic will take part in the Adria Tour, along with Australian Open finalist Dominic Thiem (first week), Bulgarian star Grigor Dimitrov and Croatian duo Borna Coric and Marin Cilic.

The tournament, which is sponsored by Djokovic's foundation, will see matches played in Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro from June 13 to July 5. Each match will comprise of a best-of-three sets format, with four games in each set.

In a separate event hosted by renowned tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou in the south of France, the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS) will see Stefanos Tsitsipas, Thiem (second week), Matteo Berrettini and David Goffin all feature.

The Ultimate Tennis Showdown will trial new innovations that could change how the sport is played in future, with coaches allowed to call timeouts and use microphones to keep audiences engaged.

Rather than base changeovers when games and sets are finished, matches will last no longer than one hour, with 12-minute quarters introduced and a two-minute break at each change of ends.

Eurosport UK have announced they will broadcast the opening two rounds of the Adria Tour and selected UTS matches, with schedules to be confirmed at a later date.

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