Djokovic to miss Davis Cup next week Novak Djokovic, shown after match in November 2011, is going to miss Serbia's first Davis Cup series this year. Team officials said Tuesday they would rest Djokovic considering his very long matches in winning the semifinals and finals of the Australian Open. Sweden plays a Davis Cup quarterfinal in Serbia Feb. 10-12. 1 Novak Djokovic is being rested during next week's Davis Cup quarterfinals in which his native Serbia will play Sweden. Djokovic is recovering from the Australian Open, in which he played a total of nearly 11 hours in winning five-set matches in the semifinals and finals. Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5-7), 7-5 in a record-setting 5 hours, 53 minutes in the title match Sunday. Serbian Davis Cup captain Bogdan Obradovic said he made the decision to rest Djokovic. Serbia will have world No. 9 Janko Tipsarevic and 22nd-ranked Viktor Troicki available, however. Serbia won the Davis Cup in 2010 behind Djokovic. The year's first Davis Cup series are Feb. 10-12 with the Sweden-at-Serbia matchup one of eight best-of-five contests set for the World Group.