Djokovic leaving appearance fee on the table
Novak Djokovic is perfectly content to leave a large appearance fee on the table, skipping a six-man exhibition in tennis-starved Abu Dhabi to start the New Year in order to play as top seed at the new Brisbane International.
Novak Djokovic pulled out of the Paris Masters on Friday because of a sore shoulder and apologised to fans who had bought tickets for his quarter-final showdown with French favourite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.