Novak Djokovic qualifies for ATP Finals for 18th time, tying Roger Federer’s all-time record

Novak Djokovic has become the third player to qualify for this year’s ATP Finals in Turin, joining Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

This is Djokovic’s incredible 18th time qualifying for the ATP Finals in his career—he did it for 10 consecutive years from 2007 to 2016, and now another eight consecutive years from 2018 to 2025.

He ended up withdrawing from the event last year due to injury.

The ATP legend ties another ATP legend, Roger Federer, for most times qualifying for the ATP Finals—Federer did it 18 times, too, from 2002 to 2015 and 2017 to 2020 (withdrawing one time as well, in 2020).

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Djokovic’s latest qualification comes after another strong season, highlighted by reaching the semifinals at all four majors, one of only two men to do so alongside Sinner (Alcaraz would have done it had he not fallen in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open… to Djokovic).

Another big highlight came in Geneva, where he won the milestone 100th tour-level title of his career, just the third man in the Open Era to hit that number after Jimmy Connors (109) and Federer (103).

And that wasn’t the only milestone Djokovic hit.

He reached the record-extending 60th Masters 1000 final of his career in Miami, not dropping a set en route to the final before ultimately falling to an on-fire Jakub Mensik in two tie-breaks.

Then, just last week in Shanghai, he reached the record-extending 80th Masters 1000 semifinal of his career before falling to the tournament’s Cinderella story, and eventual champion, Valentin Vacherot.

He’s currently No. 5 on the rankings and No. 3 in the race standings.

And when Djokovic steps foot in Turin, watch out—he’s the most decorated player in the tournament’s history, capturing the title a record seven times in 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022 and 2023.

Federer has the next-most with six (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011).

Djokovic has also won the tournament the last two times he’s played it, in 2022 (beating Casper Ruud in the final) and 2023 (defeating Sinner in the final), before withdrawing in 2024 due to injury.