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Djokovic will play at upcoming Swiss Indoors after accepting wild-card invite

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Novak Djokovic will bid for a 103rd career title after being handed a wild-card entry for the Swiss Indoors in Basel on Friday. The 24-time major champion last played at the tournament in 2009. The ATP tour announced his participation in a post on X, along with the words “17 years on ...” Play begins at the ATP 500 event on Oct. 26. The 39-year-old Serb won the China Open this month, and needs one more title to tie Roger Federer on the all-time list.

American Jimmy Connors leads with 109 in the Open era. The wild-card invite comes after the Six Kings Slam, an exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia, was postponed until late December.

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