Novak Djokovic, the world's No. 1 ranked player, is heading up an exhibition series for charity. Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Novak Djokovic to headline charity tennis tour in Balkans starting in June

By Zac Wassink | Last updated 5/22/20

While the ATP and WTA remain indefinitely suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, 17-time major champion Novak Djokovic announced Friday he's doing his part to bring fans some live tennis action and also raise funds for humanitarian projects.

Via his Instagram page, Djokovic unveiled events that will be included on the Adria Tour:

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I’m proud to officially share the news that the #AdriaTour will be held across the Balkans 13 June - 5 July kicking off with a tournament in Belgrade. Very grateful and excited we could make this happen to play and support humanitarian projects across the region. See you guys on court soon Follow @adriatourofficial for more announcements. Idemo!!

A post shared by Novak Djokovic (@djokernole) on May 22, 2020 at 10:57am PDT

As mentioned on Tennis.com, Dominic Thiem, Grigor Dimitrov and Viktor Troicki will be joined by four other male players for a round-robin competition that begins June 13 in Belgrade, Serbia. The tour will then make stops in Croatia's Zadar, Montenegro and Banja Luka in Bosnia.

Each weekend of the tour will have a "grand final."

As noted by Christopher Clarey ‏of the New York Times, tickets will be sold if fans are welcomed to any of the events:

Details of the Adria Tour, the exhibition series in the Balkans launched by Djokovic in which he will play in several cities, including the Serbian capital Belgrade, in June and early July. Thiem & Dimitrov also confirmed, according to the organizers pic.twitter.com/aYwwangTpw
— Christopher Clarey (@christophclarey) May 22, 2020