No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic rallied to win the Hellenic Championship on Saturday in Athens, Greece, initially denying No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti’s bid to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals.

However, Djokovic, 38, said afterward in a post on social media that an “ongoing” shoulder injury would keep him out of the year-end championship that begins Sunday in Turin, Italy. Musetti, who had needed to win this tournament to leapfrog Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime, now has the eighth and final slot at the ATP Finals.

Djokovic of Serbia claimed his 101st career title with a 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 victory in just under three hours. Djokovic traded service breaks with the Italian in the 10th and 11th games of the final set before closing it out with a love hold. A 24-time Grand Slam champion, Djokovic has won

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