DOHA, Qatar – Qatar Airways, the official airline sponsor, and Qatar Duty Free (QDF), the official retail sponsor of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2016, congratulate Novak Djokovic, winner of the annual men’s international tennis tournament held at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, Qatar.
Djokovic earned his sixth consecutive ATP World Tour title after defeating Rafael Nadal during the final match on Saturday, 9 January. This is Djokovic’s 60th tour title over his career.
Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker said: “Qatar Airways is proud to bring together the world’s most talented tennis players here in Doha, to the delight of thousands of fans who watched this prestigious event in person and the millions more who kept track online of every serve. The successful hosting of such world-class sporting events further supports Qatar’s ambition to achieve sporting excellence in the region and empowers individuals and teams to realise their own potential.”
Tennis’ top seed players Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Tomas Berdych and David Ferrer were among the players at this year’s Open. Qatar Airways proudly flew the elite cast of 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams from around the world to Doha to compete in the professional contest. The event was named among the Tournaments of the Year in the 2015 ATP World Tour Awards, voted for annually by ATP players, recognising the leading standards set across the tournament.