Tennis-Djokovic withdraws from Doha with fatigue


Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - February 1, 2026 Serbia's Novak Djokovic during the men's singles final against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz as the trophy is on display REUTERS/Edgar Su

Feb 11 (Reuters) - ⁠Novak Djokovic has withdrawn ‌from next week’s Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha due to ​fatigue, the tournament ⁠organisers said ⁠on Wednesday.

The 38‑year‑old had been ⁠scheduled to ‌make his first appearance ⁠since the Australian Open but ​will ‌instead rest ahead of the ⁠North ​American swing.

Djokovic reached his 11th Australian Open ⁠final last month, where ​he lost to world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz in ⁠four sets.

Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will headline the ATP 500 hard‑court ​event in ⁠Doha, which begins on Monday, ​as the ‌top two seeds.

(Reporting ​Ashraf Hamed Atta; Editing by Alison Williams)

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