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Down and Out When 2022 Began, Novak Djokovic Is On Top Again. Kind Of.

Djokovic, the Serbian star, missed long stretches of the season because he refused to get vaccinated against Covid-19. After winning the ATP Finals, is he the king of tennis again? Maybe.

After winning the ATP Finals, Novak Djokovic seemed to be on top of the tennis world once again.Credit...Marco Bertorello/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

TURIN, Italy — The 2022 men’s tennis season finally ended Sunday night with Novak Djokovic, the 21-time Grand Slam singles champion, seemingly on top once more. This being tennis though, the story is not that simple.