Djokovic taking a break ahead of Wimbledon

18 June 2017 - 00:00 By The Daily Telegraph

Novak Djokovic is to repeat his normal grass-court schedule - which means appearing at Wimbledon but skipping warm-up events such as Queen's or Halle.
After the half-hearted finish of his French Open quarterfinal against Dominic Thiem - the last set of which ended in a 6-0 rout - Djokovic hinted he might consider taking a break from the game.
Asked about this possibility in the press room, he replied: "I'm thinking about many things ... it's not an easy decision, but I will see how I feel after Roland Garros and then decide what to do."
But Djokovic's spokesman confirmed this week that "Novak is taking some rest with his family in Serbia and [after that] the schedule is the same as the previous years".
Djokovic is still considering whether to appear at the Boodles event at Stoke Park, a grass-court exhibition at the end of this month.
The spokesman couldn't confirm whether Andre Agassi - who spent a week working with Djokovic at Roland Garros - would be at Wimbledon.
"That is something that Novak is managing directly with Andre," he said...

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