Novak Djokovic had long announced that he would not be playing much in the latter part of the season. His main goals in 2024 were the Grand Slam tournaments and the Paris Olympics, where he completed the puzzle and finally won the gold medal for his country. His performance in the final against Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz will be remembered as one of the best of his legendary career, on a surface that was much more suited to his opponent’s style of play. That feat also affected Novak’s mind, who did not make it to the US Open and was eliminated in the first week.
After the last Grand Slam of the season, the former world number 1 played the Davis Cup tie against Greece in Belgrade greeting all his fans. The 24-time Grand Slam champion then traveled to China to play in the Shanghai Masters 1000 five years after his last tournament, which was held in 2019.
The 37-year-old from Belgrade played a great tournament, but failed to take the 100th title of his career and gave up on current world number 1 Jannik Sinner in the final. Nole was one of the stars of the ‘Six Kings Slam’ in Saudi Arabia, where he lost to Sinner again in a beautiful semifinal.
Nole is on vacation
A few days after the exhibition in Saudi Arabia, Novak announced that he would not defend his title at the Paris-Bercy Masters 1000. According to the latest rumors, Djokovic is not practicing at this time and has been spotted on vacation in Maldives with his family. Even if he qualifies for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Nole may decide to skip this event and prepare directly for 2025.
The Paris-Bercy Masters 1000 is very important for all other players who are looking to get a place in the last big event of the ATP season. Some excellent eliminations from the Paris-Bercy Master 1000, Andrey Rublev and Tommy Paul on all, have made a fifth participation for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin official. The American Taylor Fritz, already finalist at the US Open 2024 and winner of this year’s ATP in Delray Beach and Eastbourne, has qualified for the tournament of masters reserved to the best eight players in the world, scheduled from 10 to 17 November inside the Inalpi Arena.
A well-deserved milestone for the American ace, who brought back his great nation to play a Slam title: in fact, the United States were missing from the final act of a Major even from Wimbledon 2009 with Andy Roddick. Among the other important results achieved by the 27-year-old the final in Munich, the semi-finals at the Masters 1000 in Madrid and Shanghai, two quarterfinals at the Australian Open and right on the grass in London. In Italy you will certainly be faced with Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev.
