Novak Djokovic is ready to put an end to a draining year at the ATP Finals that will start from Sunday. At the end of-year tournament with Roger Federer’s all-time victories record firmly in his sights. Djokovic had recently missed winning all four Grand Slams in a single year.
He has been crowned as world number one for a record seventh time.
“I haven’t played so much as in previous years in terms of the amount of tournaments but I did have a lot of exhausting events that I played, particularly in grand slams,” Djokovic told reporters.
“When I say exhausting I don’t just mean physically but emotionally and mentally, probably unlike any other year that I’ve had.
“It did take a lot out of me and I just felt like I needed that break in order to rejuvenate and try to get ready for a strong finish to the season.”
Djokovic has been drawn with Stefanos Tsitsipas, Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud in the Green Group at the November 14-21 tournament, which features the world’s top eight ranked players split equally into two groups from which four players qualify for the semi-finals.
