# Tennis: Seven-time champion Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the upcoming Paris Masters, without giving a reason. The 38-year-old retired from his third-place play-off match against American Taylor Fritz at the Six Kings Slam in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Djokovic is still on course to play the season-ending ATP Finals next month, which he has won a record seven times. World number one Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Italian Jannik Sinner will headline the Paris Masters, which begins next Monday and runs until the 2nd of November.
Tennis: Novak Djokovic withdraws from the Paris Masters