{"id":636230,"date":"2025-10-12T20:54:41","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T19:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=636230"},"modified":"2025-10-12T20:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T19:54:45","slug":"next-question-please-novak-djokovic-refuses-to-address-fitness-issues-after-loss-to-valentin-vacherot-at-atp-shanghai-masters-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/next-question-please-novak-djokovic-refuses-to-address-fitness-issues-after-loss-to-valentin-vacherot-at-atp-shanghai-masters-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Next Question Please\u2019 &#8211; Novak Djokovic Refuses to Address Fitness Issues After Loss to Valentin Vacherot at ATP Shanghai Masters 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic made sure to keep Monegasque qualifier Valentin Vacherot in the limelight, after the 26-year-old reached his maiden Masters-1000 final at the 2025 Rolex Shanghai Masters. The Serbian refused to talk about his own physical issues, and congratulated Vacherot instead. With an important home stretch of the 2025 <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tennis\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>season<\/a> fast approaching, questions about Djokovic&rsquo;s participation are imminent.<\/p><p>On Saturday, Vacherot produced a fine display of baseline attacks to outlast Djokovic 6-3 6-4 in just under two hours. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was visibly struggling with lower back concerns &ndash; particularly during the first set. Despite his best efforts at making a comeback, Vacherot remained focused on the task at hand. The World No. 204 broke in the ninth game and served it out to become the lowest ranked Masters-1000 finalist in the history of the game.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Novak Djokovic and Valentin Vacherot had a beautiful moment at the net after their match in Shanghai<br><br>Novak: \"You deserve it. You played unbelievable. Keep it going.\"<br><br>Valentin: \"Such a pleasure to play at least once against you. Don't retire.\" &#129401;<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k0WuGNq1Ou\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/k0WuGNq1Ou<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/1976965804936904986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;How I got taught to live life where I grew up is to always keep your feet on Earth,&rdquo; <\/em>Vacherot divulged after his win. He will rise to the ATP Top-60 when the new rankings are released on Monday. <em>&ldquo;I just want to say thank you to everyone who put a little brick into my career, because they taught me how to be down to Earth and fight. This is probably why I&rsquo;m here today.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Novak Djokovic vs Valentin Vacherot Match Highlights | Rolex Shanghai Masters 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N9w3u29daCA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Novak Djokovic Does Not Provide Clarity on Fitness After Shanghai Loss<\/h2><p>Djokovic was searching for his fifth title in Shanghai this week. The 38-year-old has endured a topsy-turvy campaign in 2025, and this event was arguably his best shot at adding to his tally of championships. Earlier this year, <em>Nole <\/em>captured his 100th career trophy at the Geneva Open. Although he eased past the likes of Marin Cilic and Zizou Bergs, it wasn&rsquo;t meant to be for Djokovic.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Novak Djokovic REVEALS His Secret Mindset Shift That ENDS Self-Doubt...\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QoAoefT3VJc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>In the post-match press conference, Djokovic was asked about his fitness and whether he plans on travelling to Saudi Arabia for the Six Kings Slam. <em>&ldquo;I want to congratulate Valentin for reaching his first Masters final,&rdquo; <\/em>said the Serb. <em>&ldquo;Going from qualifications, it&rsquo;s an amazing story. I told him at the net that he has had an amazing tournament &ndash; but more so his attitude is very good. And his game is amazing as well.&rdquo;<\/em><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Novak Djokovic did not want to speak about his physical issues after his loss to Vacherot, &lsquo;I want to congratulate Valentin&hellip; Going from qualifications, it's an amazing story&hellip; it&rsquo;s all about him&rsquo;<br><br>&ldquo;How do you feel after this match, how much did you risk to continue, and can I&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TPLsTam8Qt\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/TPLsTam8Qt<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/1976974984234111456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>October 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s all about him. I wish him all the best in the finals, and the better player won today.&rdquo; <\/em>Having diverted from the question that was initially asked, there was a follow-up enquiry about Djokovic&rsquo;s physical condition. <em>&ldquo;No, next question please,&rdquo; <\/em>requested Djokovic. This possibly raises doubts regarding the former World No. 1&rsquo;s presence at the upcoming tournaments in the near future.<\/p><p><em>(Image Credits: Mike Frey, Imagn Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Djokovic was visibly struggling with physical issues during SF loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":636233,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[4917,4949,10017,9140,4936,10055],"class_list":["post-636230","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-atp","tag-novak-djokovic","tag-rolex-shanghai-masters","tag-shanghai-masters-2025","tag-tennis","tag-valentin-vacherot"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&lsquo;Next Question Please&rsquo; 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