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Serbia's Novak Djokovic waves at the crowd after his defeat against Australia's Alexei Popyrin during their men's singles third round match on day five of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on August 30, 2024. Angela Weiss, AFP/File


Serbia's Novak Djokovic waves at the crowd after his defeat against Australia's Alexei Popyrin during their men's singles third round match on day five of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on August 30, 2024. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1730808671704AFP__20240831__36EZ3PP__v1__Preview__TennisUsaOpen.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Serbia&#x27;s Novak Djokovic waves at the crowd after his defeat against Australia&#x27;s Alexei Popyrin during their men&#x27;s singles third round match on day five of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on August 30, 2024. Angela Weiss, AFP/File"/>Serbia&#x27;s Novak Djokovic waves at the crowd after his defeat against Australia&#x27;s Alexei Popyrin during their men&#x27;s singles third round match on day five of the US Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, on August 30, 2024. Angela Weiss, AFP/FileROME, Italy -- Novak Djokovic said on Tuesday he will not defend his ATP Finals title due to an &quot;ongoing injury&quot; which has ended the 24-time Grand Slam champion&#x27;s season.</div>Tennis icon Djokovic was one of four players still battling for one of three remaining places at the season-ending event in Turin, which kicks off on Sunday, but said on social media that he wouldn&#x27;t be making a bid for a third straight Finals title.&quot;I was really looking forward to being there, but due to ongoing injury I won&#x27;t be playing next week,&quot; Djokovic said.&quot;Apologies to those who were planning to see me. Wishing all the players a great tournament. See you soon!&quot;The 37-year-old Serb, currently ranked fifth in the world, sits sixth in &quot;The Race&quot;, the ATP&#x27;s annual rankings to determine the eight competitors at the Finals.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/10/10/after-nadal-exit-djokovic-left-to-rage-against-dying-of-the-light-2251">READ: After Nadal exit, Djokovic left to rage against dying of the light</a></div>Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev and Taylor Fritz had already qualified before Djokovic&#x27;s announcement.His retirement from the tournament automatically opens up the final three places to Casper Ruud, Alex de Minaur and Andrey Rublev.Ruud and Rublev are playing in Metz, France this week, with De Minaur in action in Belgrade.Djokovic&#x27;s withdrawal was not a surprise as he had already pulled out of the Paris Masters, effectively ending what has been a difficult season.He hasn&#x27;t won a single ATP title in 2024, the first time that has happened since 2006, and has been shoved aside by young stars Sinner and Alcaraz at the top of the game.Djokovic did, however, win singles gold at the Paris Olympics, adding the final major honor which was missing from his record-breaking list of career achievements.<div>© Agence France-Presse</div>

Novak Djokovic said on Tuesday he will not defend his ATP Finals title due to an "ongoing injury" which has ended the 24-time Grand Slam champion's season.

Novak Djokovic said on Tuesday he will not defend his ATP Finals title due to an "ongoing injury" which has ended the 24-time Grand Slam champion's season.

Tennis: Injured Djokovic gives up on ATP Finals title defense

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Tennis: Injured Djokovic gives up on ATP Finals title defense

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Published November 05, 2024 08:11 PM PHT

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