Novak Djokovic has made a candid admission about the 2025 ATP Finals. While the Serb chose to skip the event due to a shoulder injury, he recently revealed that he wanted to be in Turn after witnessing Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s finals battle. Djokovic was the third player to mathematically book his berth at the 2025 Tour Finals. This marked the 38-year-old’s 18th time qualifying for the tournament, tying him with Roger Federer for the most Nitto ATP Finals qualifications. However, after picking up a shoulder injury at the Hellenic Championships in early November, the World No. 4 opted out of the event in order to focus on the 2026 season. Thanks for the submission! At the ATP Finals, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner battled each other in the summit clash on the courts of Turin, with Sinner clinching a straight sets victory. Reacting to their battle, Novak Djokovic told Eurosport, “I watched the match, I watched the first set, now when they play it’s become a tradition that the 1st set ends 7-6 in one way or another with much tension, much intensity and an astronomical level. When they play, I wish I was there because the level is very high and their rivalry is a really positive thing for our sport, they’re amazing. Jannik, in particular, what he’s done indoor in the past few years is historic.” Jannik Sinner is currently enjoying an incredible winning streak on indoor courts, having gone undefeated in his last 31 matches on the surface. Djokovic himself held a winning streak of 35 matches on indoor courts between 2012 and 2015. When Novak Djokovic hailed Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s French Open clash as ‘historic’ Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner faced off against each other in six different finals in 2025. The duo’s most iconic battle of the years was undoubtedly the French Open title match, which lasted 5 hours and 29 minutes and produced some incredible tennis. Reacting to this finals, Novak Djokovic had hailed Alcaraz and Sinner’s match as ‘historic’, telling media at Wimbledon 2025, “To be honest, I was in my country. My wife wanted to watch the final but I didn’t want to watch it. The first part of the match we went outside for lunch. We came back and I ended up watching it. Incredible, incredible match. Huge credit to both of them. It was one of the most historic matches we have ever seen.” Over the course of 2025, Novak Djokovic faced both Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner multiple times. While he was able to defeat Alcaraz once, the Serb was unable to get the better of Sinner throughout the year.
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“I wish I was there” – Novak Djokovic reveals how he feels about Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner’s ATP Finals showdown
