Novak Djokovic Unfortunately Not In The Nitto ATP Finals

PARIS Defending ATP Finals champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn unfortunately

Unfortunately Not In The Nitto ATP Finals

from the season-ending event in Turin due to an injury, the Serbian star announced on Tuesday.

With the 24-time Grand Slam champion’s absence, Norway’s Casper Ruud, Australia’s Alex de Minaur, and Russia’s Andrey Rublev are now guaranteed spots in the eight-player event, regardless of their results in tournaments this week.

Novak Djokovic, 37, shared on Instagram, “I was really looking forward to being there, but due to a lingering injury, I won’t be able to play next week.”

He added, “Apologies to those who were planning to come see me. Wishing all the players a fantastic tournament. See you soon!”

For de Minaur, who was sweating over his qualification after a quarterfinal loss to Holger Rune at the Paris Masters last week, this will be his debut at the prestigious event considered the crown jewel of the ATP Nitto Finals

He’ll be joining world No. 1 Jannik Sinner, two-time former champion Alexander Zverev, four-time Grand Slam winner Carlos Alcaraz, former US Open champion Daniil Medvedev, and American Taylor Fritz.

Daniil Medvedev Gonna Miss Novak Djokovic the defending chompion of ATP Finals unfortunately Last week, Novak Djokovic withdraw from the ATP Finals,

Novak Djokovic Unfortunately Not In The Nitto ATP Finals

  claiming that his 2024 season was over due to an injury.Due to the Serbian’s withdrawal, this year’s tournament is the first to feature none of the “Big Three” (Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer) since 2001.Rather, Sinner, Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur, and Andrey Rublev will join Medvedev in Turin. Twenty-three years have passed since Djokovic, Federer, and Nadal did not make it to the finals. There has always been at least one of Djokovic, Roger Federer, or Rafael Nadal in the ATP Finals since 2001. Additionally, none of these three players have won a Grand Slam championship since 2002. Including his victory over Sinner for the title last year, Novak Djokovic has won the ATP Finals a record seven times. Federer made his debut in 2002 and won the tournament six times before announcing his retirement in 2022. Nadal, who finished second twice but never took home the crown, will retire after competing in the Davis Cup the week after the Finals. A sickness forced Sinner to withdraw from last week’s Paris Masters, and he arrived early in For me, this is the year’s biggest event,” Sinner remarked.