BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic won’t defend his ATP Finals title after ruling himself out on Tuesday due to an unspecified injury. Djokovic wrote in an Instagram story, “I was really looking forward to being there, but due to ongoing injury I won’t be playing next week. Apologies to those who were planning to see me.”

World No. 5 Novak Djokovic announced that he will not plasy in the 2024 ATP Finals due to an "ongoing injury."

Djokovic had qualified automatically for the ATP Finals but his withdrawal means Alex De Minaur and Andrey Rublev are confirmed for the eight-player tournament in Turin. They join Jannik Sinner, Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud.

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Defending champion Novak Djokovic pulls out of the ATP Finals because of injury, a move which sets the eight-man field for the event.

With the Nitto ATP Finals just days away, there was still a question as to whether or not Novak Djokovic will be in Turin. The 24-time Grand Slam champion is not certain of his qualification for the last major event on the ATP calendar, but his chances are very high at this stage.

Despite not playing too many tournaments this year, the legend had a chance to compete at the ATP Finals following a couple of notable results. Novak reached his tenth Australian Open semi-final, falling to Jannik Sinner after failing to create a break chance.