Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next week’s Rolex Paris Masters and could be done for the 2024 season.
Djokovic, 37, has done well in Paris during his career.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion has won the Paris Masters seven times, including last year when he beat Grigor Dimitrov in the final. The Serb also won the French Open three times and the gold medal this summer at the Paris Olympics.
Last week, Djokovic played the 6 Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia, where he lost to eventual winner and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the semifinals before beating longtime rival Rafael Nadal in the third-place match.
He is 37-9 this season and currently ranks No. 4 in the world and No. 6 in the ATP Race to Turin. He could still opt to play in the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals Nov. 10-17 in Turin, Italy.
Djokovic could also opt to call it quits for 2024 and look ahead to trying to win a record 25th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January.
“I still want to make more history and enjoy myself on the tour,” he said in August ahead of the U.S. Open, where he was upset in the third round by Alexei Popyrin. “I still hope to inspire many young people to watch tennis, play tennis.
“Those are some of the reasons why I still keep on going. Grand Slams are the pillars of our sport. They are ‘the’ most important historical tennis events that we have. So if you don’t get pumped and inspired to play your best tennis at Grand Slams, it’s hard to do that anywhere else.”
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