Novak Djokovic will play at the Astana Open!

Twenty-one-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on special invitation of Bulat Utemuratov, president of the Kazakhstan Tennis Federation, will play at the ATP 500 tournament in Astana. 

The Serb will play the Laver Cup in London from September 23-25 and then take part in the Kazakhstan tournament.

The following Grand Slam champions of different years will meet at the ATP 500 Astana Open: Carlos Alcaraz (ATP No.1), Daniil Medvedev (ATP No.4), Marin Cilic (ATP No.16), Stanslas Wawrinka (WC) and Andy Murray (WC). The following players are also on the entry list: Stefanos Tsitsipas (ATP No.6), Andrey Rublev (ATP No.8), Hubert Hurkacz (ATP No.10), Yannick Sinner (ATP No.11), Felix Auger-Allassim (ATP No.13), Diego Schwartzman (ATP No.17), Karen Khachanov (ATP No.18), Roberto Bautista Agut (ATP No.21), Grigor Dimitrov (ATP No.23), Gael Monfils (ATP No.32) and others.

There are also strong doubles players with several Grand Slam champions: Joe Salisbury (ATP No.1), Rajiv Ram (ATP No.2), Neil Skupski (ATP No.3), Wesley Koolhof (ATP No.4), Jean-Julien Royer (ATP No.5), Marcelo Arévalo (ATP No.6), Olympic champions from Croatia Nikola Mektic / Mate Pavic, Colombians Robert Farah / Juan Sebastian Cabal.