Novak Djokovic withdraws from Paris Masters after quitting an exhibition with an injury

Novak Djokovic is withdrawing from adjacent week's Paris Masters, helium announced connected societal media, conscionable days aft helium stopped playing successful an accumulation lawsuit due to the fact that of a limb injury.

The 24-time Grand Slam champion has competed infrequently this season, appearing successful lone 8 ATP Tour events extracurricular of the 4 majors.

Djokovic, who is 38, reached the semifinals astatine the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open this season. From precocious May to precocious September, the lone tournaments helium entered were those past 3 Slams.

At his astir caller authoritative tournament, the Shanghai Masters, Djokovic was slowed by a sore hep during a semifinal exit.

He was 1 of the half-dozen men invited to the Six Kings Slam successful Saudi Arabia past week. After an opening bye, Djokovic mislaid to Jannik Sinner, past faced Taylor Fritz to find the third-place finisher but stopped playing aft 1 set.

The ATP Finals, which Djokovic qualified for but skipped successful 2024, are November 9-16 successful Turin, Italy.