FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - June 13, 2021 Serbia's Novak Djokovic in action during the final against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
(Reuters) - World number one Novak Djokovic has taken an unusual route to prepare for his title defence at Wimbledon by confirming his participation in doubles at next week's ATP grasscourt event in Mallorca, Spain.
The Mallorca Championships was originally set to make its debut in 2020 but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the ATP 250 event will be the first in Spain to be played on grass in the lead-up to Wimbledon, which starts on June 28.
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