Djokovic pulls out of upcoming Miami Open to balance 'private and professional schedule'

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will skip the Miami Open, saying less than a week after a surprise loss at Indian Wells that he needs to balance his "private and professional schedule."

Djokovic pulls out of upcoming Miami Open to balance 'private and professional schedule'
Serbian men's tennis athlete, wearing a blue top and white shorts, plays a forehand in the men's final of the 2016 Miami Open in Florida.

Top-ranked Novak Djokovic will skip the Miami Open, saying less than a week after a surprise loss at Indian Wells that he needs to balance his "private and professional schedule."