What Jannik Sinner did immediately after his shock defeat in Doha has now been revealed

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Jannik Sinner suffered a shocking defeat in his last appearance on the ATP Tour.

Following a failed title defence at the Australian Open, the Italian entered the Qatar Open, which marked his second tournament appearance of 2026.

After winning his opening two matches in Doha against Tomas Machac and Alexei Popyrin, Sinner lost to Jakub Mensik in the quarterfinals.

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The world number two opted not to feature at either the Dubai Tennis Championships or the Mexican Open in Acapulco after exiting the Qatar Open.

He did, however, get an early flight to his next campaign on the tour.

What Jannik Sinner did after exiting the Qatar Open in Doha

As per La Gazzetta dello Sport, Sinner travelled to California ahead of the Indian Wells Open the night after bowing out in Doha.

Sinner will have a huge opportunity to close the gap on his rival, Carlos Alcaraz, in Indian Wells, as he has no points to defend, having missed the tournament due to a three-month suspension last year.

While Sinner was sidelined, Alcaraz reached the semifinals of the ATP Masters 1000 event last year before falling to eventual champion Jack Draper, picking up 400 points.

Alcaraz, ranked first in the world, currently has a total 13,550 ATP points to his name, while Sinner trails behind with 10,400.

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Though Indian Wells marks a chance to get his season going, it has also been reported that Sinner will be without coach Simone Vagnozzi in Indian Wells.

Vagnozzi returned home and will rejoin Sinner and Darren Cahill at the second leg of the Sunshine Double in Miami.

Sinner has put up a win-loss record of 7-2 so far this season, having also lost to Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Australian Open.

Should he hoist the title in Indian Wells, Sinner will have earned a quarter-century of ATP Tour-level crowns; one less than Alcaraz.