The former ATP number 1 Andy Roddick talked about Novak Djokovic's future, in a recent episode of his podcast Served with, in which he discussed the possibility that the Serbian champion could also skip the ATP Finals, as well as the Paris Rolex Masters. This would mean that the chances of the 24-time Grand Slam champion ending the year without having won a title are very high. And Roddick certainly thinks that the 37-year-old Serb will not participate in the year-end Masters in Turin. The American was not surprised by the decision to skip Paris, given that Nole had already warned that his schedule would be reduced, choosing tournaments carefully.
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"Novak said he won't play in Turin, he has no interest in playing in Turin. His withdrawal from Paris makes sense. Novak has said it in every way, now he will choose his places. He will try to juggle the calendar, where he has enough matches before the Grand Slams, but in reality my interpretation of how Novak speaks is that he doesn't care about the rankings anymore. He knows what he has done, he can't be number one forever. He has been for more weeks than anyone else. This is how the next phase of his career will be, where he will choose his places. He doesn't care about Paris, he won't play in Turin," explained the former American tennis champion.
These are therefore times of considerations for the Serbian champion, with the concrete risk of not seeing him at the ATP Finals. 2024 was for the Serbian, in terms of results, the most difficult season in recent years. A year without ATP titles, the first since 2006, in which however the long-awaited Olympic gold medal arrived, completing a glorious career full of trophies.
