According to the organizers, the world number three will not be participating due to “significant fatigue.”
Grand Slam record champion Novak Djokovic has canceled his participation in the ATP tournament in Doha. As the organizers announced on Instagram on Wednesday, the world number three will not be participating due to “significant fatigue.”
The tournament in Qatar (February 16 to 21) would have been Djokovic’s first competition since the Australian Open final. There, he lost in four sets to world number one Carlos Alcaraz in early February. The Spaniard, who became the youngest Grand Slam winner of his career with the triumph, will compete in Doha, as will his rival Jannik Sinner.
Djokovic could instead make his comeback at the Masters in Indian Wells (March 4-15). The 38-year-old Serb is now known for increasingly focusing on Masters tournaments and Grand Slams.