Defeat ends Djokovic's hopes of making ATP Finals

Despite reaching the final of the Australian Open and the semi-finals of Wimbledon, Djokovic has not reached the quarter-final in any of this year's Masters 1000 events.

He won the last of his 24 Grand Slam titles at the US Open in 2023.

Qualifying for Turin would have given him a chance to win a record-extending eighth title at the season-ending championships.

Instead, only Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul remain in contention to take the final two places currently held by Frances Tiafoe and Rafael Jodar.

Djokovic had not failed to qualify when fit since 2017.

Tiafoe's chances were taken out of his hands earlier on Wednesday when he fell to a 6-3 1-6 7-6 (11-9) defeat by Frenchman Quentin Halys.