{"id":134185,"date":"2025-08-10T11:11:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T11:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/134185\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T11:11:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T11:11:16","slug":"novak-djokovic-predicted-to-skip-major-atp-tournament-for-the-second-year-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/134185\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic predicted to skip major ATP tournament for the second year in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As Novak Djokovic nears the end of his career, he continues to play a reduced ATP Tour schedule.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Serbian star was last seen in action at Wimbledon when Djokovic lost to Jannik Sinner<\/a> in the semifinals.<\/p>\n

Djokovic then announced his withdrawal from the Canadian Open<\/a>, choosing to rest up before making his debut on North American hard courts.<\/p>\n

Extending his \u2018break\u2019, Djokovic chose to skip the Cincinnati Open<\/a> as well, meaning his next tournament will be the US Open.<\/p>\n

\"NovakPhoto by Hannah Peters\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Looking ahead to the remainder of the 2025 season, Djokovic has only been confirmed for two events<\/a>, the US Open and the Six Kings Slam.<\/p>\n

Many expect him to appear at another ATP<\/a> tournament to finish off the year, although one popular tennis pundit isn\u2019t so sure.<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic predicted to skip the ATP Finals for the second year running<\/p>\n

During the latest episode of \u2018Tennismania\u2019, popular Italian pundit Guido Monaco predicted the lineup for the 2025 ATP Finals<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think six spots are filled according to the rankings,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see if [Novak] Djokovic<\/a> goes, but I don\u2019t think so.\u201d<\/p>\n

For the first time since 2017 (didn\u2019t qualify), Djokovic chose not to play the ATP Finals in 2024<\/a>, despite qualifying for the event.<\/p>\n

Choosing to take an extended break ahead of his 2025 campaign, Djokovic finished up his 2024 season in Saudi Arabia, at the inaugural Six Kings Slam<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Monaco thinks he\u2019ll miss the tour finals again this time around, offering up opportunities for other players to qualify in his place.<\/p>\n

\"NovakPhoto by Rob Newell \u2013 CameraSport via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone up to [Taylor] Fritz<\/a> will be there. Then we\u2019ll see [Jack] Draper, [Alex] De Minaur, and [Lorenzo] Musetti. They\u2019ll be fighting for two spots,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn any case, I think everyone up to [Holger] Rune<\/a> is in contention. Musetti, for his part, has to make a response.<\/p>\n

The top eight players in the \u2018ATP Race to Turin\u2019 qualify for the year-end finals, as competition for those last few spots is already heating up.<\/p>\n\nRank<\/strong><\/td>\nName<\/strong><\/td>\nNationality<\/strong><\/td>\nPoints<\/strong><\/td>\nStatus<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n1<\/td>\nCarlos Alcaraz<\/td>\nSpanish<\/td>\n7,550<\/td>\nQualified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n2<\/td>\nJannik Sinner<\/td>\nItalian<\/td>\n6,010<\/td>\nQualified<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n3<\/td>\nAlexander Zverev<\/td>\nGerman<\/td>\n3,640<\/td>\nCurrently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n4<\/td>\nBen Shelton<\/td>\nAmerican<\/td>\n3,420<\/td>\nCurrently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n5<\/td>\nNovak Djokovic<\/td>\nSerbian<\/td>\n3,380<\/td>\nCurrently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n6<\/td>\nTaylor Fritz<\/td>\nAmerican<\/td>\n2,975<\/td>\nCurrently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n7<\/td>\nJack Draper<\/td>\nBritish<\/td>\n2,940<\/td>\nCurrently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n8<\/td>\nAlex de Minaur<\/td>\nAustralian<\/td>\n2,745<\/td>\nCurrently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n9<\/td>\nLorenzo Musetti<\/td>\nItalian<\/td>\n2,670<\/td>\nNot currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n10<\/td>\nCasper Ruud<\/td>\nNorwegian<\/td>\n2,235<\/td>\nNot currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n11<\/td>\nKaren Khachanov<\/td>\nRussian<\/td>\n2,070<\/td>\nNot currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n12<\/td>\nAlejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/td>\nSpanish<\/td>\n2,065<\/td>\nNot currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n13<\/td>\nAndrey Rublev<\/td>\nRussian<\/td>\n2,010<\/td>\nNot currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n14<\/td>\nTommy Paul<\/td>\nAmerican<\/td>\n1,960<\/td>\nNot currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n15<\/td>\nAlexander Bublik<\/td>\nKazakh<\/td>\n1,955<\/td>\nNot currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n16<\/td>\nHolger Rune<\/td>\nDanish<\/td>\n1,900<\/td>\nNot currently qualifying<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Live ATP \u2018Race to Turin\u2019 rankings<\/p>\n

Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz<\/a> are the only two players to have already qualified for the event, but the likes of Alexander Zverev, Ben Shelton, and Novak Djokovic are expected to follow suit.<\/p>\n

If Djokovic were to withdraw from the event, it would open up a spot for the ninth-placed finisher in the \u2018ATP Race\u2019 to qualify for the ATP Finals.<\/p>\n

Who that may be remains to be seen, although we shouldn\u2019t be counting out a Djokovic appearance in Turin quite yet.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old is the most successful player in the event\u2019s history, and would no doubt be a strong contender to lift the title, should he make the trip to Italy in November.<\/p>\n

Novak Djokovic\u2019s ATP Finals record<\/p>\n

Making his ATP Finals debut in 2007, Djokovic won his first title a year later, defeating Nikolay Davydenko in the final to lift the trophy in Shanghai.<\/p>\n

Over the next 15 years, Djokovic won six more titles, taking his ATP Finals tally to seven, the most of any player in tournament history.<\/p>\n