Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic won't be taking part in the Cincinnati Open, meaning that he won't have any warmup matches on hard-courts before the US Open.

Novak Djokovic has not played since Wimbledon and is now set to skip Cincinnati ahead of the US Open later this month; The US Open is live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, streaming service NOW a

Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Cincinnati Open on Monday for what officially was listed as a “non-medical” reason, meaning he will head to the US Open without having played a match in about 1 1/2 months. The 24-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t competed since losing in the Wimbledon semifinals to eventual champion Jannik Sinner on July 11.