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Why is Djokovic missing the ATP Finals this year?
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The season-ending finals are in Turin, and his last chance to get there was Paris, where Novak Djokovic went out early.
Turin and Paris
Djokovic was ranked 11th in the race, so only a semi-final in Paris could have lifted him into the eight places for the finals.
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Then he lost in the second round to Rinky Hijikata, a qualifier ranked world No 83. Reports called it the biggest win of Hijikata's career. Djokovic had taken the first set, then missed three break chances leading two games to one in the decider, then a run of errors ended his week, and his season.
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It is only the second time in 20 seasons he has missed the finals when fit, and the first was in 2017.
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Based on reports by
- sport.interia.plTennis: Novak Djokovic lost to Hijikata in Paris, will not play in ATP Finals
- NOSDjokovic loses in Paris and therefore misses ATP Finals, Zverev also defeated
- BBCNovak Djokovic: Serb's season over as defeat in Paris means he will miss ATP Finals
- SRF NewsATP 1000 Tournament Paris-Bercy - Djokovic misses Finals - Zverev loses in premiere as No. 1
- Il MessaggeroDjokovic eliminated in Paris by world No. 83 Hijikata: goodbye to the Turin ATP Finals
- TelegraafNovak Djokovic (39) suffers defeat with major consequences in Paris