For Novak Djokovic, the tennis season may be over early after the tournament in Saudi Arabia. Because: According to a media report, the Serb is missing an important Masters. His participation in the ATP finals is also apparently shaky.
According to “Sportal” from Serbia, Novak Djokovic has decided not to play at the Masters in Paris (October 28th to November 3rd).
The classic in France is actually one of the 37-year-old’s favorite tournaments: with seven wins, the record Grand Slam winner is also by far the record winner in the Bercy Arena, and he reached the final there nine times. Not surprisingly, Djokovic is also the player who played the most games (59) at the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris, winning 50 of them.
“Sportal” reports that Djokovic had previously confirmed that he would skip the tournament in Belgrade at the beginning of November. Most recently, he was on the court at a tournament in Saudi Arabia that was organized outside of the ATP tour, alongside other tennis stars such as Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal.
Will Novak Djokovic also be missing from the ATP Finals?
If Djokovic decides not to take part in Paris, this could also mean an early end to the season. Although he recently reached the final at the Masters in Shanghai and thus collected important points in the world rankings, he could still fall out of the top 8 in the coming weeks.
The Serb is currently in sixth place with 3,910 points, followed by Casper Ruud (3,845), Andrey Rublev (3,670), Alex de Minaur (3,355) and Tommy Paul (3,135). As “Sportal” points out, Novak Djokovic could end up canceling the last highlight of the year despite successfully qualifying in order to better recharge his batteries for the new season.
At the ATP Finals, which is probably the most important tournament in the tennis calendar behind the four Grand Slams, the eight best players of the year compete. The record winner is Novak Djokovic, who won a total of seven titles and defeated Jannik Sinner (2023) and Casper Ruud (2022) in the past two years.
