Novak Djokovic has apologised for hitting a spectator with a ball during his Qatar Open final victory, declaring he will accept the consequences of his actions.
The world No.2 was warned by umpire Carlos Bernardes for swatting the ball away in anger, bouncing it into a courtside spectator.
While some commentators argued Djokovic should have been defaulted for the first-set incident, Bernardes exercised discretion.
Djokovic was later docked a point for furiously destroying a racquet, before completing a cliffhanger win over world No.1 Andy Murray.
Djokovic said he had no intention of hitting the female spectator, only two months after an eerily similar episode at the ATP World Tour Finals in London.