Novak Djokovic will not defend his ATP Finals title after ruling himself out Tuesday attributable to an unspecified damage.
Djokovic wrote in an Instagram story, “I used to be actually wanting ahead to being there, however attributable to ongoing damage I will not be taking part in subsequent week. Apologies to those that have been planning to see me.”
The year-end, eight-man ATP Finals open in Turin, Italy, on Sunday.
He has received it a file seven instances. Final 12 months he beat present No. 1 Jannik Sinner within the ultimate.
“Wishing all of the gamers an important event” Djokovic added: “See you quickly!”
Djokovic finishes the 12 months with a 37-9 win-loss file 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 file 24 Grand Slam titles this 12 months, and after bowing out of the US 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.
Moreover Sinner, the opposite ATP Finals qualifiers have been Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz, Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev.