{"id":230931,"date":"2025-10-21T22:10:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T22:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/230931\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T22:10:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T22:10:09","slug":"novak-djokovic-withdraws-from-paris-masters-following-six-kings-slams-appearance-in-saudi-arabia-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/230931\/","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic withdraws from Paris Masters following Six Kings Slams appearance in Saudi Arabia | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Paris Masters ahead of the season-ending ATP Finals. <\/p>\n<p>The 24-time Grand Slam champion announced his withdrawal on social media on Tuesday, but did not provide a reason.<\/p>\n<p>The last Masters 1000 event of the season runs from October 27 to November 2, with the ATP Finals &#8211; the season-ending tournament featuring the top eight ranked players for which Djokovic has already qualified &#8211; following on November 9.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/skysports-sinner-djokovic_7052957.jpg\" alt=\"Sinner Djokovic\"  aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              Highlights of Jannik Sinner against Djokovic in the semi-final of the Six Kings Slam<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Dear Paris, unfortunately I&#8217;ll not compete at this year&#8217;s @RolexPMasters,&#8221; Djokovic wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I have amazing memories and great success over the years, especially being able to conquer the title seven times. Hope to see you next year. Merci.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>        Twitter<\/p>\n<p>                This content is provided by Twitter, which may be using cookies and other technologies.<br \/>\n                To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.<br \/>\n                You can use the buttons below to amend your preferences to enable Twitter cookies or to allow those cookies just once.<br \/>\n                You can change your settings at any time via the <a href=\"#privacy-options\">Privacy Options<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                Unfortunately we have been unable to verify if you have consented to Twitter cookies.<br \/>\n                To view this content you can use the button below to allow Twitter cookies for this session only.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-permanently\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-show-on-fallback=\"false\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow\">Enable Cookies<\/a><br \/>\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"ui-consent-roadblock-body__link ui-consent-roadblock-once\" data-single-click-vendor-name=\"twitter\" data-testid=\"consent-roadblock-allow-once\">Allow Cookies Once<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Djokovic played last week at the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia, a lucrative exhibition event that featured the top five ranked players in the men&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old Serb withdrew from his third-place play-off match against Taylor Fritz on Saturday in Riyadh after losing the first set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sdc-site-video__accessibility-message\" data-role=\"accessibility-message\">Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player<\/p>\n<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/skysports-tennis-atp_7048303.jpg\" alt=\"Watch as Novak Djokovic wins a sensational 28-shot rally despite struggling with hip injury earlier on in the match.\"  aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sdc-site-video__poster-img excluded-image\" data-testid=\"sitewide-video-poster\"\/><\/p>\n<p>              Watch as Djokovic wins a sensational 28-shot rally despite struggling with hip injury earlier on in the match<\/p>\n<p>A week earlier, Djokovic had been knocked out in the semi-finals of the Shanghai Masters by shock tournament winner Valentin Vacherot after battling through injuries to reach the last four in China.<\/p>\n<p>Djokovic&#8217;s last Grand Slam victory came at the 2023 US Open. He was knocked out at the semi-final stage of all four majors this year.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the ATP and WTA Tour, live on Sky Sports or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nowtv.com\/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stream with NOW<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11677\/12572660\/download-the-sky-sports-app-premier-league-goals-f1-race-control-and-more-at-your-fingertips\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sky Sports app<\/a>, giving Sky Sports customers access to over 50 per cent more live sport this year at no extra cost. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/11095\/13131189\/sky-sports-plus-launches-in-august-to-give-more-choice-to-fans-via-live-streams-app-and-new-channel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Find out more here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Paris Masters ahead of the season-ending ATP Finals. 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