Novak Djokovic is on pace to miss the 2024 ATP Finals in Turin, and according to the man himself, it’s not an issue because he doesn’t care about the tournament anymore.
Djokovic seems to be entering the final stage of his career, in which the only events he cares about are Grand Slams. It’s been like that for a while, but he has become even more focused on the majors as time went by.
He still played some other events up until this year, but it seems like he will change that. Looking at last year’s ATP Finals, he wanted to be there and tried extremely hard to win the event, which he ultimately did.
He won the ATP Finals by beating Jannik Sinner in the final, so clearly, he still cared about that tournament. He wouldn’t have been there and fought to win the trophy if he didn’t.
This year, things are a bit different. Djokovic has generally looked quite disinterested in some of the events, including Grand Slams, such as the most recent one at the US Open.
Talking after his Davis Cup match in Belgrade, where he started with a dominant win, Djokovic admitted that he was not thinking about the ATP Finals.
He even went as far as to say that he’s not chasing the ATP Finals or the rankings in any way. He’s not going to concern himself with that because, for now, he’s only focused on the Grand Slams and the national team.
“Torino is not my goal at all, to be honest, I am not chasing ATP Finals, I am not chasing the rankings etc. As far as I am concerned, I am done with those tournaments for my career (smiling).”
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