Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are poised to add another entry into their rapidly developing rivalry when the ATP Finals open Sunday without any members of the Big Three for the first time in nearly a quarter century.

Djokovic won the 2023 ATP Tour Finals in Turin, beating Sinner 6-3, 6-3 in the final to avenge a round-robin defeat to the Italian. The victory crowned a superb season for Djokovic, who won three of the four Grand Slams alongside the Tour Finals. This year, he misses the event without an ATP Tour title to his name.

World No. 5 Novak Djokovic announced that he will not plasy in the 2024 ATP Finals due to an "ongoing injury."

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Novak Djokovic won’t defend his ATP Finals title after ruling himself out on Tuesday due to an unspecified injury. Djokovic wrote in an Instagram story, “I was really looking forward to being there, but due to ongoing injury I won’t be playing next week. Apologies to those who were planning to see me.”

The seven-time ATP Finals champion Novak Djokovic will not compete in Turin next week, skipping the premium ATP event. Unlike the veteran, last year's finalist Jannik Sinner is eager to embrace battles against the world's best players,

Novak Djokovic said on Tuesday he will miss the eight-man ATP Finals in Turin due to an "ongoing injury". "I was really looking forward to being there, but due to ongoing injury I won't be playing next week," Djokovic said on social media.

Djokovic had qualified automatically for the ATP Finals but his withdrawal means Alex De Minaur and Andrey Rublev are confirmed for the eight-player tournament in Turin. They join Jannik Sinner, Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic pulls out of the ATP Finals because of injury, a move which sets the eight-man field for the event.

Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner backed to 'save tennis' following the retirement of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic.