--- title: "Novak Djokovic to return to China Open after 11-year absence" description: "Most outlets led with the announcement that Novak Djokovic will return to the China Open after an 11-year absence, highlighting his status as a 24-time Grand Slam champion and the timing of his return. Dawn added context about his recent drop in rankings and a recent surprise loss, while The Express Tribune noted the return more briefly, focusing on the year of his last participation (2015) without additional background." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/8971-djokovic-to-return-to-china-open site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Novak Djokovic to return to China Open after 11-year absence sports · updated 17 Sep 2026, 7:58 AM PKT · 17 Sep 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the announcement that Novak Djokovic will return to the China Open after an 11-year absence, highlighting his status as a 24-time Grand Slam champion and the timing of his return. Dawn added context about his recent drop in rankings and a recent surprise loss, while The Express Tribune noted the return more briefly, focusing on the year of his last participation (2015) without additional background. ## Same story from 2 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **The Express Tribune** — [Djokovic to return to China Open](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2629824/djokovic-to-return-to-china-open) · 17 Sep 2026, 7:58 AM PKT > The 24-time Grand Slam champion is set to compete in Beijing for the first time since 2015 - **Dawn** — [Novak Djokovic to return to China Open after 11-year absence](https://www.dawn.com/news/2030522/novak-djokovic-to-return-to-china-open-after-11-year-absence) · 17 Sep 2026, 4:30 AM PKT · 80% identical wording to the newest filing > Novak Djokovic will return to the China Open after an 11-year absence, the 24-time Grand Slam champion announced on Wednesday, as he looks to rebuild momentum after slipping to world number 12 and suffering a shock first-round exit at the US Open. The 39-year-old Serb is returning to the ATP 500 event in Beijing, where he boasts a perfect record and a tournament-best six titles. Djokovic’s most... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Novak Djokovic says body feeling good ahead of China Open comeback](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11293-djokovic-says-body-feeling-good-ahead-of-china-open-comeback) · 29 Sep 2026 · 2 outlets · 81% related - [Djokovic wins opening match at China Open](https://harzaviya.com/stories/11563-djokovic-beats-borges-to-stay-perfect-at-china-open) · 1 Oct 2026 · 4 outlets · 76% related - [Djokovic defeats Zverev at China Open](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12341-djokovic-overcomes-zverev-in-beijing-thriller) · 5 Oct 2026 · 4 outlets · 72% related - [Djokovic wins China Open as de Minaur retires injured](https://harzaviya.com/stories/12668-djokovic-wins-china-open-after-de-minaur-retires) · 7 Oct 2026 · 8 outlets · 2 developments · 72% related 2 articles from 2 outlets, 17 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.