Novak Djokovic has been one of the finest tennis players in the Open era. The Serbian has pulled out of the season-ending event through injury. He will not be participating in the ATP Finals. He is the defending champion of the ATP Finals. He won a record seventh title at the season-ending tournament last year, beating Italian Jannik Sinner in the final.
Due to the absence of the record 24-time Grand Slam champion, Norway’s Casper Ruud, Australian Alex de Minaur, and Russian Andrey Rublev are all certain to qualify for the eight-man event, regardless of their achievements in events this week. De Minaur, who was worried about cutting after losing to Holger Rune in the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters last week, will be making his debut at the tournament.
He will compete alongside world number one Jannik Sinner, two-time winner Alexander Zverev, four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz, former U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev, and American Taylor Fritz. The ATP Finals take place from November 10 to 17. Novak Djokovic did not add to his Grand Slam collection this year and has yet to win an ATP championship. But he did earn his first Olympic gold medal by defeating Spain’s Alcaraz in Paris.
Novak Djokovic’s end is near
Novak Djokovic bows out again? the 37-year-old, posted on Instagram “I was really looking forward to being there, but due to ongoing injury, I won’t be playing next week. Apologies to those who were planning to see me. Wishing all the players a great tournament. See you soon!”
Novak Djokovic concludes the year with a 37-9 win-loss record. He was capped by his first Olympic gold medal in Paris. This was his 99th tour-level title. Roger Federer, who announced his retirement in 2022, won the tournament six times after making his debut in 2002; Rafael Nadal, who is retiring after competing in the Davis Cup this month, finished second twice at the ATP Finals but never won it.
