Former World number one Novak Djokovic and Swiss tennis star Stan Wawrinka, who were sidelined for almost six months because of their respective injuries, are all set to make their competitive return in Abu Dhabi in December. The Serbian maestro has not played a match since being forced to retire from his Wimbledon quarterfinal against Tomas Berdych due to an elbow injury. Wawrinka too was forced to cut short his season after undergoing surgery for a knee injury which he sustained during his first-round loss to Daniil Medvedev at Wimbledon. Though Djokovic was expected to make a return in 2018, he has decided to start his season early at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship, beginning in Abu Dhabi on December 28.

Novak Djokovic