Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic, a 24-time Grand Slam champion, took to social media following his loss in singles at the ATP 500 tournament in Doha, Qatar.

In the first round, he lost to Italian Matteo Berrettini.

I was outplayed by just a better player today. Yes, I wasn’t at my desired level, and it could be that I’m still not moving the way I want to move, but, I mean, I played without pain, so there is no excuse in that. He was just the better player. I think he played a master class match, to be honest, tactically, and served very well, so just a very deserved win from his side.

Novak Djokovic on his social media

Djokovic is also competing in doubles at the Doha tournament. He successfully advanced to the second round alongside Spanish player Fernando Verdasco.

Earlier, Djokovic criticized the three-month suspension of Jannik Sinner.