Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the upcoming Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha due to strong fatigue, the tournament announced on Wednesday.
The 38-year-old Serbian reached his 11th Australian Open final lost month, where he fell to World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in four sets. Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are the top two seeds at the hard-court ATP 500 event in Doha, which begins on Monday.
Alcaraz fell to Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinals of his Doha debut last year, and Sinner is making his first appearance at the event. Felix Auger-Aliassime, Alexander Bublik, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev are among the other Top 20 players in the PIF ATP Rankings who feature in this year’s field.
Djokovic, who won back-to-back titles in Doha in 2016-17, owns a 15-3 tournament record, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. He is next scheduled to compete at the ATP Masters 1000 in Indian Wells, where he ties Roger Federer (5) for the most titles.
