Djokovic plays waiting game

Novak Djokovic on Monday continued his waiting game with a recent shoulder injury which threatens to keep the world number one out of this weeks Paris Masters.The Serb re-injured his right shoulder in a Basel semi-final loss at the weekend and remains unsure of his participation in the last event of the ATP regular season.With the elite World Tour Finals starting in less than a fortnight in London, Djokovics immediate future on court remains wide open.Only his state of fitness is pressuring the ten-time tournament winner this season, with the top seed due to start on Wednesday in the second round after a bye at the Bercy arena against Italian Fabio Fognini or Croatian Ivan Dodig.Roger Federer arrived in Paris after his home triumph with a fifth Basel title and was setting up s practise session with Frenchman Gael Monfils, last years losing finalist to Robin Soderling.While all 16 seeds enjoyed byes, work began in the trenches for the rest of the field in the first round.The last three spots in the year-end event are to be decided this week, with Czech Tomas Berdych, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France and American Mardy Fish filling the spots provisionally.
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