By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday November 7, 2021

Novak Djokovic’s quest for the calendar Slam captivated the tennis world in 2021, but the Serb wants to make it clear as he continues his 2021 season: that chapter is closed.



“I already closed that chapter, to be honest,” Djokovic said after defeating Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in Sunday’s Paris Masters final. “I'm not regretting it, really. I'm not spending days suffering because I didn't take the calendar slam this year.

The Serb talked about having a feeling of relief as he returned to the court in Bercy, where he locked up the ATP’s year-end ranking for a record seventh time and claimed his record sixth Paris Masters title.



“I'm very relieved that the calendar, that the Grand Slam season was done, because I felt a tremendous pressure unlike anything I felt in my life,” he said. “So, you know, it was an interesting experience, and I'm very satisfied with the way I played in Grand Slams, three wins and a final. I mean, there is much more positive things to be, you know, grateful for and to look at than negative.”

The World No.1, celebrating his record 345th week atop the ATP rankings, will set his sights on Turin for the Nitto ATP Finals, which begin on Nov. 14.

“I moved on from that and focused on the Masters events, and here in Bercy, and I did what I came here to do, which is, you know, clinch the year-end No. 1 and win the trophy,” he said. “So that's where my attention is at the moment, and I'm just very pleased to do that.”