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Djokovic has a 37-9 lucifer grounds successful 2024. (Reuters)
Novak Djokovic has pulled retired of the season-ending ATP Finals owed to an injury, the grounds 24-times Grand Slam champion said connected Tuesday.
The 37-year-old Serbian besides withdrew from the Paris Masters, which was won by satellite fig 2 Alexander Zverev connected Sunday.
Djokovic, who won his archetypal Olympic golden medal astatine the Paris Games successful August, won past year’s ATP Finals rubric by defeating two-time Grand Slam victor Jannik Sinner successful the final.
“I was truly looking guardant to being there, but owed to ongoing wounded I won’t beryllium playing adjacent week,” Djokovic posted connected his Instagram Story.
“Apologies to those who were readying to spot me. Wishing each the players a large tournament. See you soon!”
Sinner, Zverev, four-times Grand Slam victor Carlos Alcaraz, erstwhile U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev and American Taylor Fritz person booked their spots astatine the ATP Finals, which volition beryllium held from November 10-17 successful Turin, Italy.
World No. 5 Djokovic was sixth successful the contention to suffice for Turin. The Serb’s withdrawal volition mean Casper Ruud, Alex De Minaur and Andrey Rublev are expected to capable the past 3 spots. Ruud and Rublev volition diagnostic successful an ATP 250 lawsuit successful Metz portion De Minaur plays successful Belgrade.
Djokovic’s 2024 play volition extremity with 46 matches to his profile. He has a 37-9 lucifer grounds connected the year, highlighted by his triumph astatine the Paris Olympics, wherever helium completed the vocation Golden Slam by winning his 99th tour-level title.
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