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Novak Djokovic’s quest to win all four major tournaments in a year will have to wait until 2025. The French Open announced Tuesday that the defending champion has withdrawn from the clay court Grand Slam with a right knee injury.
No further details of the knee injury were announced. It’s not known when it happened, but he struggled with it during Monday’s epic five-set battle against Francisco Cerundolo. The match lasted four hours and 39 minutes, and Djokovic needed courtside treatment at least once.
Djokovic was scheduled to face No. 7 Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Ruud will be awarded a walkover (though not a win) and will be automatically advanced to the semifinals, where he’ll face either Alexander Zverev or Alex de Minaur.
Withdrawing from Roland Garros means Djokovic will lose the No. 1 spot in the ATP’s rankings. World No. 2 Jannik Sinner, who just defeated Grigor Dimitrov to advance to the semifinals, should become the next No. 1 no matter how he ends up finishing at the French Open.