Djokovic had a bad start at the 2025 Doha Men's Open, losing two straight games since the Australian Open

Serbian king Novak Djokovic recently returned from injury, but he did not perform well at the 2025 Doha Men's Open. On the 18th local time, the third-seeded Serbian veteran was upset by Italian non-seed Berrettini 6:7 (4:7), 2:6, and has swallowed two consecutive defeats since the Australian Open in January.

Serbian king Novak Djokovic

This professional tournament in the Qatari capital was upgraded to the ATP 500 level for the first time this year, Djokovic finally bid farewell to the Australian Open semi-finals with a left leg injury and retired from the haze, and faced Berrettini, who had won four consecutive games in the past, but unexpectedly fell into a bitter battle, the 37-year-old legendary star suffered 13 aces, was broken twice, and was out of the tournament for the first time since the 2022 Monte Carlo Masters.

In 2016 and 2017, Djokovic, who dominated Doha for the second time, entered the tie-break with Berrettini at the beginning of the game, lost 2 points in a row 4:5 to concede the first set, and in the second set he lost his serve to form 0:3, the situation was precarious, and he only lasted 1 hour and 34 minutes and lost the second set in a row, and his dream of collecting the 100th championship of his career in the Middle East was also unexpectedly shattered in advance.

On the other hand, Berrettini, who has suffered from injuries in the past, is now back in his best form, not only defeating Djokovic for the first time, but also beating the top 10 for the first time since January 2023, "It's something I've always wanted to do. Berrettini was bitterly vengeful, spitting out four consecutive defeats, including the 2021 Wimbledon Championship, "I played him in major tournaments and always wanted to win one. Especially after a lot of hard work and back in the ring, I'm very happy with my performance. ”