Novak Djokovic (No. 4) will take on Flavio Cobolli (No. 30) in the Round of 32 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters on Tuesday, October 8. Over his last 10 tournaments, Djokovic has won 31.3% of his return games and 84.8% of his service games.

The 24-time grand slam champion had not played in China since 2019 but chose it as the venue for his first ATP Tour event since May.Djokovic plays sparingly these days and had contested only a Davis Cup match for Serbia since a shock loss to Alexei Popyrin in the third round of the US Open in August.

Novak Djokovic said it took time to "get the rust off" as he fought through two tiebreaks to make his way into the third round of the Shanghai Masters. The Serbian beat American Alex Michelsen in a thrilling two-set match that finished 7-6 (7/3),

Novak Djokovic step foot onto the courts of ATP Shanghai Masters in impeccable fashion as he was introduced as the Greatest of all time.