Against Berrettini
A bombshell! Djokovic out right from the start in Doha
The Serbian Novak Djokovic was surprisingly knocked out in the first round of the ATP500 tournament in Doha!
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen The 37-year-old record Grand Slam winner lost to the Italian Matteo Berrettini 6:7(4), 2:6 in 1:34 hours as the No. 3 seed. Djokovic had previously lost in the quarter-finals in Brisbane and had to retire in the semi-finals against the German Alexander Zverev at the Australian Open. It was Djokovic's first appearance in Doha since 2018.
The Olympic champion had reported fit last week after suffering a thigh injury in Melbourne and was actually aiming for his 100th tournament win. Only the US American Jimmy Connors (109) and the Swiss Roger Federer (103) have reached this mark so far. The two-time Doha title winner's 99th title (2016, 2017) was just over six months ago at the Paris Games.
Alcaraz overcomes opening hurdle
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, Australian Alex de Minaur and Russians Daniil Medvedev and Andrei Rublev - the numbers 1, 2, 4 and 5 in the seeding list - all won their opening matches at the Qatar Open. At the multi-million women's tournament in Abu Dhabi, Australian Open quarter-finalist Coco Gauff, also number three, was beaten 4:6, 5:7 by her US compatriot Mccartney Kessler. Gauff had already been knocked out early in Doha.
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