Roger Federer has withdrawn from the ATP World Tour last against Novak Djokovic as a result of a back harm.
The 33-year-old Swiss published he was "not match-fit" as he apologized in individual to the swarm at the O2 Arena.
Federer beat Stan Wawrinka 4-6 7-5 7-6 (8-6) on Saturday in an exciting semi-last enduring two hours and 48 minutes.
It is Djokovic's fourth triumph at the season-finishing occasion and he additionally turns into the first man to win three titles on the jog since Ivan Lendl in the 1980s.
BBC tennis journalist Russell Fuller
"Losing the administrations of Roger Federer hours before what Chris Kermode portrays as the 'Super Bowl' of the ATP World Tour is at least somewhat awful a PR perspective. However the harm confinement activity was a show-stopper. It was still, notwithstanding, a colossally inadmissible end to a competition which guaranteed an exciting duel between the two exceptional players of the year."
Federer - who has won the competition six times - affirmed his withdrawal after the pairs last on Sunday evening, won by American siblings Bob and Mike Bryan.
"I'm sad I'm not fit to play," he said. "I trust you get it. I needed to turn out by and by and clarify.
"I did all that I could. I took torment executioners, had rest until the very end, however I simply can't contend at this level with Novak.
"At my age it would've been a danger.
"It's not that much of an astonishment. This back fit, whatever it may be, its simply not a fun thing to have amid the day. It's simply uncomfortable. At the same time I'm certain and I'm cheerful that its going to go away soon."
Novak Djokovic gathers the ATP World Tour Final trophy
Djokovic won seven ATP positioning occasions amid 2014, including Wimbledon
Competition coordinators organized two presentation matches to take the spot of the last.
Djokovic crushed Andy Murray 8-5 in an ace set in the first match and the British number one then matched up with John Mcenroe to beat Tim Henman and Pat Cash 8-6 in a copies challenge.
Djokovic, 27, who completed the year with just eight thrashings from 66 matches, gathered the ATP World Tour Finals trophy before his display with the Briton.
"It's plainly not the way I needed," he said. "It's an unimaginable accomplishment, yet at this minute its tricky to discuss it. I'm not one of the players that commend this specific sort of win.
"I need to think about the entire season and this trophy is the delegated minute for the exertions in the not so distant future. I'm extremely content to have the capacity to remained here and complete off with a trophy."
Federer is planned to join Switzerland partner Wawrinka for the Davis Cup last against France one week from now and said his prompt arrangement was for "recuperation" and after that "going to France and getting prepared for the earth".
He endured with a back issue in 2013, and there were signs in the end minutes against Wawrinka that he was battling once more.
Federer did not finish his post-match media obligations until after 01:00 GMT on Sunday, and missed his booked practice session at O2 Arena toward the evening.
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