Novak Djokovic will not be playing in the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy from Sunday, meaning his season is over, the Serbian star announced on Tuesday via social media.
Following his withdrawal from the Paris Masters, 37-year-old Djokovic had just one event left to contend with: the ATP Finals in Turin, which he has won seven times and is the defending champion.
However, due to injury, the 24-time Grand Slam winner will not be present in Italy and will therefore have to call time on his season.
As a result, Djokovic will have to wait to win his 100th ATP Tour title. More importantly, for the first time since 2005, he will end the season without a single Tour title to his name.
That is the result of a complicated season, in which he was outclassed by Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, and in which injuries slowed him down considerably. At 37, Nole is clearly closer to the end than the beginning.
As far as the ATP Finals are concerned, Sinner, Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev and Taylor Fritz had already qualified. Three places remain, which means that the list of participants will be sealed now.
Casper Ruud, Alex De Minaur and Andrey Rublev will be present in Turin as Grigor Dimitrov, even if he wins the Metz tournament, will not be able to catch up with his rivals.
Djokovic won his first-ever men’s singles Olympic gold at the Paris Games in July.
