NEW DELHI: Novak Djokovic announced on Wednesday that he will not participate in the Paris Masters , where he has won seven titles. The 37-year-old made this announcement on Instagram, stating, "Unfortunately I won't be playing the Paris Masters this year."
Djokovic has fond memories of the Paris Masters and expressed his hope to return next year. "I have a lot of great memories, winning seven titles and I hope to be back with you next year. Sorry to everyone who was hoping to see me there," he wrote.
Known for his record 40 Masters titles and 24 Grand Slam victories, Djokovic has faced a challenging season. This year, he secured one title, an Olympic gold medal in Paris in August, marking his 99th career trophy. However, he lost his Grand Slam dominance to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
Sinner claimed the Australian and US Open titles and took Djokovic's world number one ranking. Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in the Wimbledon final and previously succeeded him as French Open champion, although Djokovic won against Alcaraz in the Olympic final.
For the first time since 2017, Djokovic will finish the season without a Grand Slam title. He still aims to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin next month, currently ranking sixth in the race for the eight-man field but faces competition from other players.
This year's Paris Masters is scheduled for October 28 to November 3.
Djokovic recently saw his rival Rafael Nadal announce plans to retire after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga next month. Despite describing this season as "one of the worst-performing seasons in terms of results," Djokovic is not planning to retire.
"I don't know what the future brings, I'll just try to kind of go with the flow to see how I feel in a given moment but I still plan to compete and play next season," he said after losing to Sinner in the Shanghai Masters final, marking his third loss in four matches against the Italian.
Djokovic also mentioned he is not driven by the goal of joining Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer in winning 100 titles. "It's not a live-or-die type of goal for me, I think I've achieved all of my biggest goals in my career," he said. "Right now it's really about Slams and about still seeing how far I can kind of push the bar for myself."
Djokovic has fond memories of the Paris Masters and expressed his hope to return next year. "I have a lot of great memories, winning seven titles and I hope to be back with you next year. Sorry to everyone who was hoping to see me there," he wrote.
Known for his record 40 Masters titles and 24 Grand Slam victories, Djokovic has faced a challenging season. This year, he secured one title, an Olympic gold medal in Paris in August, marking his 99th career trophy. However, he lost his Grand Slam dominance to Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
Sinner claimed the Australian and US Open titles and took Djokovic's world number one ranking. Alcaraz defeated Djokovic in the Wimbledon final and previously succeeded him as French Open champion, although Djokovic won against Alcaraz in the Olympic final.
For the first time since 2017, Djokovic will finish the season without a Grand Slam title. He still aims to qualify for the season-ending ATP Finals in Turin next month, currently ranking sixth in the race for the eight-man field but faces competition from other players.
This year's Paris Masters is scheduled for October 28 to November 3.
Djokovic recently saw his rival Rafael Nadal announce plans to retire after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga next month. Despite describing this season as "one of the worst-performing seasons in terms of results," Djokovic is not planning to retire.
"I don't know what the future brings, I'll just try to kind of go with the flow to see how I feel in a given moment but I still plan to compete and play next season," he said after losing to Sinner in the Shanghai Masters final, marking his third loss in four matches against the Italian.
Djokovic also mentioned he is not driven by the goal of joining Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer in winning 100 titles. "It's not a live-or-die type of goal for me, I think I've achieved all of my biggest goals in my career," he said. "Right now it's really about Slams and about still seeing how far I can kind of push the bar for myself."
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