In press conference at the Rolex Paris Masters Novak Djokovic broke silence on the exhibition event he plans to play with Rafael Nadal in Saudi Arabia in December. Djokovic admitted the country is going through a bad political situation.

'I personally always try to be very apolitical /I don't like to involve myself in any political exchange or situations', said the Serb. 'And it's unfortunate that we are both drawn into this right now. All I can say is that we have the commitment with them for over a year, actually last year when we were discussing this potential matchup, we agreed that it's going to happen in December as a kind of a lead-up to the beginning of the season.

And it was my professional tennis decision to do that. And of course I know, I'm aware of what's happening, and it's sad, of course. I mean, it's the only thing that you can feel when you see something like that and when you hear something like that.

But I can't say more than that. My team right now is in touch with the people in Saudi Arabia as well as Rafa's and of course we are all talking to understand the situation better. Because right now we just don't have obviously enough information, and we have to look into that a bit more and then we'll make our decision soon.' Djokovic insisted it's not easy for them to pull out: 'It's a commitment.

And, you know, I've been always trying to be very professional and respectful towards people that I have commitment with. So of course we are trying to take in consideration everything, all the options. But right now, I can't say more than that because, as I said just in the question before, we have to get more information on what's happening so we can make a rational decision whether it's good to go or not.' ALSO READ: Maria Sharapova reveals how tennis keeps her motivated