Novak Djokovic will not defend his ATP Finals title after ruling himself out Tuesday as a result of an unspecified damage.
Djokovic wrote in an Instagram story, “I used to be actually trying ahead to being there, however as a result of ongoing damage I will not be taking part in subsequent week. Apologies to those that had been planning to see me.”
The year-end, eight-man ATP Finals open in Turin, Italy, on Sunday.
He is received it a report seven instances. Final 12 months he beat present No. 1 Jannik Sinner within the ultimate.
“Wishing all of the gamers an awesome match” Djokovic added: “See you quickly!”
Djokovic finishes the 12 months with a 37-9 win-loss report highlighted by successful his first Olympic gold medal in Paris. That was his 99th tour-level title.
He did not add to his males’s report 24 Grand Slam titles this 12 months, and after bowing out of the U.S. Open third spherical, he performed just one Davis Cup match and reached the ultimate of the Shanghai Masters final month, dropping to Sinner. He then withdrew from the Paris Masters.
In addition to Sinner, the opposite ATP Finals qualifiers had been Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev.
