After his semi-final exit to Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon, Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the first Masters 1000 event of the US hard-court swing.
Djokovic pulled out of the Canadian Open along with Sinner and Jack Draper, as the Serb recovers from the groin injury he sustained in his quarter-final clash with Flavio Cobolli at the All England Club.
The 38-year-old has made it clear that the main focus in the twilight of his career is competing at Grand Slam events, and as such, he’ll want to be fully fit heading into the US Open.
As his pursuit of a record-breaking 25th major title goes on, Djokovic continues to write history and has just achieved a feat only two others have ever managed.
Photo by Visionhaus/Getty ImagesNovak Djokovic joins an exclusive club in ATP rankings milestone
Djokovic has now been inside the world’s top 10 for a total of 900 weeks over the course of his legendary career.
He becomes the third player in ATP rankings history to reach the milestone, following his old rivals, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Djokovic’s weeks in the top 10:
- World number one – 428 weeks
- World number two – 171 weeks
- World number three – 157 weeks
- World number four – 40 weeks
- World number five – 29 weeks
- World number six to 10 – 75 weeks
The 24-time Grand Slam champion has spent over half of the 900 weeks at world number one, tallying 428 weeks at the top spot, an all-time record.
Until the end of the year, he only has 750 points to defend, meaning he can easily improve his current ranking of world number six before 2026.
Photo by Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty ImagesNovak Djokovic’s various achievements this season
Outside of his three semi-final appearances at Grand Slam events this year, Djokovic has enjoyed a number of landmark occasions in 2025.
At the Geneva Open in May, he won his 100th ATP title after defeating Hubert Hurkacz in the final, becoming the third man in the Open Era to earn a century of tour-level crowns, after Federer and Jimmy Connors.
He also clinched his 100th career win at both Roland Garros and Wimbledon, and needs just one more victory in Melbourne to do the same at the Australian Open.
Djokovic will now have his sights set on the US Open, which may mark his last best chance at winning major number 25.