Former World No. 7 Fernando Verdasco will retire from professional tennis after playing doubles with Novak Djokovic at next week’s Qatar Open, the Spaniard announced on Friday.

Sabalenka faces a possible opening-round rematch with Ekaterina Alexandrova, who defeated the world No. 1 last week in Doha.

Novak Djokovic is preparing to make his return to action in next week's Qatar Open and he will be keen to get some wins in ...