Novak Djokovic has been accused of being “flat emotionally” after his first-round exit at the Qatar Open. In his first tournament since recovering from the hamstring injury that forced him out of his Australian Open semi-final, the Serbian went down 7-6 (4) 6-2 to Matteo Berrettini.

After struggling since reaching the 2024 Montreal Final, Andrey Rublev was back to his best level this week 17th ATP Title, 6th 500, 2nd in Doha! Beat De Minaur, Felix, & Draper each in 3 sets. Had to reset to win the 3rd after dropping the 2nd in all 3 pic.twitter.com/Azwdn8tafg

A viral video shows Novak Djokovic limping into the Doha airport as ongoing injury concerns mount after his early exit at the Qatar Open.

Novak Djokovic lost the first round of the Qatar Open 2025. Now a viral video captures the Serbian limping his way to the airport.

The 28-year-old Italian gradually took control the rallies, and took the racquet out of the living legend’s hand.

Tennis star Novak Djokovic has set alarm bells ringing about his physical condition ahead of upcoming tournaments, after AS’s cameras caught the Serb visibly limping as he entered Doha Airport ...

Novak Djokovic was upset by Matteo Berrettini 7-6 (4), 6-2 at the Qatar Open in the Serb’s first match since exiting the Australian Open with a hamstring injury

Novak Djokovic has to win the 100th title of his legendary career and has not lifted an ATP trophy since the 2023 ATP Finals, when he defeated local idol Jannik Sinner in the final. If he hadn't won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer, Nole's decline would be even more evident.

Djokovic is the World No. 7 with a record of 7-3. He has now lost back-to-back matches on the ATP tour for just the third time since 2019. Furthermore, it opens up the field in Doha. Tennis fans can follow Sports Illustrated's Serve on SI for all the most important news from the sport.

Former American sportsmen Sam Querrey and Steve Johnson recently pointed out the most troubling weakness in Carlos Alcaraz's game. The athletes, who have transitioned into podcasting, also expressed their opinions on the Spanish player's comparison to the legendary trio of Novak Djokovic,