Novak Djokovic secured the a hundred and first title of his profession with victory on the Hellenic Championships – however then needed to withdraw from the ATP Finals due to harm.
The Serb got here via a gruelling encounter in opposition to Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti in Saturday’s last in Athens, preventing again from a set all the way down to win 4-6 6-3 7-5.
However the 24-time Grand Slam champion’s victory got here at a value, with Djokovic exacerbating an “ongoing” shoulder harm that can hold him out of the ATP Finals in Turin, which start on 9 November.
“I used to be actually wanting ahead to competing in Turin and giving my finest however after at present’s last in Athens, I am unhappy to share that I have to withdraw as a result of an ongoing harm,” Djokovic wrote on social media.
“I am really sorry to the followers who have been hoping to see me play – your help means a lot. I want all of the gamers an incredible event, and I am unable to wait to be again on the courtroom with you all quickly.”
Djokovic, 38, can be changed within the finals by Musetti – who thought his likelihood of that includes in Turin had gone following his defeat.
On a day of thrilling tennis on the ATP tour, Nice Britain’s Cameron Norrie missed out on a sixth profession title as American teenager Learner Tien roared again to assert his first through a deciding set tie-break on the Moselle Open in France.
Norrie, 30, who was aiming for his first title in additional than two years, produced a gutsy show to battle from a set down, then a break down within the deciding set.
And he led 5-1 within the tie-break earlier than letting 19-year-old Tien again into it with a collection of unforced errors, ultimately dropping 6-3 3-6 7-6 (8-6).
