REFILE: Djokovic withdraws from ATP Finals due to injury

VIDEO SHOWS: NOVAK DJOKOVIC SOCIAL MEDIA POST ANNOUNCING HIS WITHDRAWAL FROM ATP FINALS/ PRESS CONFERENCE COMMENT FROM DJOKOVIC AFTER WINNING HELLENIC CHAMPIONSHIP/ FILE VIDEO OF DJOKOVIC TRAINING RESENDING WITH PRESS CONFERENCE COMMENT FROM DJOKOVIC/ SHOT 3 SHOWS: INTERNET (NOVEMBER 8, 2025) (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE – Access all) (MUTE) 1. STILL IMAGE FROM NOVAK DJOKOVIC'S INSTAGRAM PAGE ANNOUNCING HIS WITHDRAWAL FROM THE ATP FINALS, READING: "I was really looking forward to competing in Turin and giving my best but after today's final in Athens, I'm sad to share that I need to withdraw due to an ongoing injury. I'm truly sorry to the fans who were hoping to see me play – your support means so much. I wish all the players an amazing tournament, and I can't wait to be back on the court with you all soon!" ATHENS, GREECE (NOVEMBER 8, 2025) (ATP MEDIA / IMG – Editorial use only, no resales, no monetisation) (AUDIO QUALITY AS INCOMING FROM SOURCE) 2. 24-TIME GRAND SLAM WINNER AND CURRENT WORLD NUMBER FIVE, NOVAK DJOKOVIC, ARRIVING AT PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER WINNING HELLENIC CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL OVER LORENZO MUSETTI TO LIFT 101ST TOUR-LEVEL TITLE 3. (SOUNDBITE) (English) 24-TIME GRAND SLAM WINNER AND CURRENT WORLD NUMBER FIVE, NOVAK DJOKOVIC, ON PULLING OUT OF THE ATP FINALS AFTER WINNING HELLENIC CHAMPIONSHIP, SAYING: "Unfortunately, yeah. It's an ongoing issue. I had it the entire tournament. That's the reason why I decided not to make a call would I go to Torino or not earlier because I wanted to see how the matches go, how I react. Actually, yeah, after yesterday's match, I was hoping that it was not going to flare up. But then today, even before the match, it was not great. So, I had to take all the strong medications to be able to play the match. But now when the medication's effect goes away, you know, I'm not expecting, you know, great things, you know, with my shoulder. So, I just felt there's no chance for me to really go through the entire tournament in Torino with the required level of tennis that, you know, when you're playing the best eight in the world, yeah, I have to play not tomorrow but the day after tomorrow, the first match. It's just not enough time. And yeah, unfortunately, physically not able to perform. And it hurts me because, you know, it's ATP finals and I haven't played it last year because I finished the season early this year. You know, I love to play indoors. You know, I've always had a lot of success indoors and in Torino. And I think that the passionate fans there are amazing. So, I'm really sorry, you know, unfortunately. The positive thing is that Musetti is in, you know, so, I mean, I guess he can take that as a positive from today. But there are amazing players that are all going to be there. I wish them the best tournament and hopefully I'll have another shot, you know, next year to to play there." 4. DJOKOVIC LEAVING PRESS CONFERENCE LONDON, ENGLAND, UK (FILE – JUNE 27, 2025) (REUTERS – No monetisation) 5. VARIOUS OF DJOKOVIC DURING WIMBLEDON WARM-UP EXHIBITION MATCH AGAINST KAREN KHACHANOV MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA (FILE – JANUARY 7, 2025) (TENNIS AUSTRALIA – Editorial use only, no resales, no monetisation) 6. VARIOUS OF NOVAK DJOKOVIC TRAINING AHEAD OF THE 2025 AUSTRALIAN OPEN STORY: Seven-times ATP Finals champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the season-ending tournament due to a shoulder injury, hours after winning his 101st title at the Hellenic Championship, with beaten finalist Lorenzo Musetti taking his place in Turin. Djokovic took almost three hours to beat the Italian 4-6 6-3 7-5, and will not be in Turin where the ATP Finals begin on Sunday. "I was really looking forward to competing in Turin and giving my best," Djokovic posted on social media late Saturday (November 8). "But after today's final in Athens, I'm sad to share that I need to withdraw due to an ongoing injury." Djokovic also missed last year's season-ender with injury, having won his seventh title in 2023. Musetti, who needed to beat Djokovic to overtake Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime to qualify for the tournament, will replace Djokovic in the Jimmy Connors Group, with Alexander Bublik now the first alternate. This marks the first time that two Italian singles players have qualified for the same edition of the ATP Finals, and is Musetti's first appearance. (Production: David Grip, Conal Quinn)

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