A couple of days ago, FITP president Angelo Binaghi had anticipated that he had received reassurances about Novak Djokovic's presence at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin (scheduled at the Inalpi Arena from 9 to 16 November).
The former world No.1 has never given official confirmation on this subject and when asked if this anticipation was true after his debut at the Athens ATP 250 (where he defeated the Chilean ace Alejandro Tabilo for the first time) he clarified that neither he nor his team have ever spoken to Binaghi, adding that he will make a decision regarding his participation in the Masterat the end of the year only at the end of the Athens tournament.
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Djokovic has not decided yet
This is a legitimate choice by the 24-time Grand Slam champion, but it is not wrong to say that the behavior of the Serbian legend takes on the connotations of selfishness. The draw ceremony will take place in Turin tomorrow and it is clear to everyone that Novak's performance is a very relevant factor not only for the balance of the two groups, but also for Lorenzo Musetti and Felix Auger-Aliassime who are competing for eighth place. The Canadian player surpassed the Italian star in the ATP Race thanks to the final reached at the Paris Masters 1000 last week, which is why the talent from Carrara is necessarily forced to win the Athens ATP 250 if he wants to embellish his excellent year.
The 2025 Roland Garros semi-finalist was ahead of Felix and seemed to have mortgaged a place in Turin after reaching the semi-finals in Vienna, but his untimely elimination against Lorenzo Sonego at the 'Dfense Arena' has changed every scenario and it will be necessary to wait to know the name of the last participant in the Finals.
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Musetti will make his debut in the Greek capital against Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka today and is certainly one of the favorites for the title, although he has not won an ATP tournament for over three years (his last triumph was in Naples in October 2022).
