Novak Djokovic to warm up for Wimbledon in Mallorca

Newly-crowned French Open champion Novak Djokovic will warm up for Wimbledon by playing doubles at the Mallorca Championships next week, the tournament has announced. 

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Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal and then Stefanos Tsitsipas to clinch his 19th grand slam title in Paris and will draw level with Nadal and Roger Federer on 20 if he wins Wimbledon for a sixth time. 

The Mallorca Championships is also played on grass and will take place between 19-26 June, with Wimbledon beginning the following week.

Djokovic has not entered the singles event in Santa Ponsa. 

It’s unclear at this stage who Djokovic’s doubles partner will be.

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