“The Laver Cup next week in London will be my final ATP event,” he said in a statement posted on his Twitter account.
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He dropped 18 places from 26th in the world as his 500 rankings points from winning the 2019 Miami Open dropped from his tally.
Nadal had the opportunity to overtake ‘Big Three’ rivals Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer on the list of major winners with only a second Melbourne triumph and first since 2009 in Sunday’s showpiece, but he looked to have blown that chance after falling two sets down to the 2021 US Open champion.
The 34-year-old Djokovic, who would be bidding for a record-breaking 21st Grand Slam title in Melbourne, has refused to say whether or not he has been vaccinated against coronavirus.
The 40-year-old has not taken to the court since this year’s Wimbledon, during which he bowed out at the quarter-final stage to Hubert Hurkacz.
The 40-year-old Swiss, who is currently out of action following knee surgery, fell two places to 11th.
He announced the decision to withdraw from the last Grand Slam of the year on his Instagram account. Federer, who recently went under the knife, said he needs more surgeries, which will keep him out of action for quite a few months.
The Spaniard was scheduled to play South African Lloyd Harris in the second round of the National Bank Open in Toronto on Wednesday, but he was forced to pull out of the event with a lingering left foot injury.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion pulled out along with sister Venus Williams and last year’s Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin. The former world No 1 has not played since retiring injured in her first round match at Wimbledon, where she slipped on the grass and hurt her leg.
“During the grass-court season, I, unfortunately, experienced a setback with my knee and have accepted that I must withdraw from the Tokyo Olympic Games,” the 40-year-old wrote.
Djokovic, 34, of Serbia, beat Berrettini, 25, of Italy, to clinch his 20th Grand Slam singles title. The win ties him with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who have also won 20 Grand Slam singles events.
The Pole won 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-0 to reach his first Grand Slam semi-final.
Federer, 39, is making his comeback after two knee operations and has not played a Grand Slam since January 2020.
The World no. 7 is the highest-ranked player who has withdrawn from Miami so far, joining Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic on the list of the most notable missing players.
Federer, 39, is making his long-awaited comeback at the Qatar Open – where he plays Britain’s Dan Evans in the second round – after two knee surgeries ended his season last year.
Djokovic, who won his 18th major at the Australian Open in February, has now held the top spot for 311 weeks over the course of his career, beating Federer’s previous record of 310.
Federer, who has needed two operations to correct a long-standing knee issue, is due to play in the Qatar Open this week.
His latest triumph in Melbourne has brought the 33-year-old world number one Djokovic to within two of the record mark of 20 major wins shared by Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
Zverev, who recently split with Coach David Ferrer, reached his maiden Grand Slam final at the US Open, picked up two ATP titles in Cologne and made the final of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Paris in 2020.
The council, as voted by ATP player members, also saw the re-election of Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, Australian John Millman, South African Kevin Anderson, Briton Andy Murray and Brazilian Bruno Soares.