World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic pulled out of the doubles event at the Western & Southern Open, citing neck pain. The top-seeded Serb was due to face American duo Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe, alongside his doubles partner and Davis Cup team-mate Filip Krajinovic today. Now the alternate team of Nikola Cacic and Dusan Lajovic will replace Djokovic and Krajinovic in the doubles draw.

The Western & Southern Open is the first ATP tournament since the tour went on hiatus in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. It normally is played in Ohio but is being held this year on the same hard courts that will host the US Open starting August 31 as part of an unusual doubleheader.