Mubadala World Tennis Championship News
Nadal underwent a surgery on his right ankle last month after dealing with knee and abdominal issues.
The South African world number 14 was in imperious form, beating Spain's world number 20 Roberto Bautista Agut 6-4, 7-6 (7/0) in the final.
Djokovic was scheduled to play Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut in the semi-finals of the exhibition tournament.
Spanish tennis player and world number one, Rafael Nadal, will not compete at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship (MWTC), the 10th edition of which is starting in Abu Dhabi on December 28, the tournament's organisers confirmed on Saturday.
World number one Rafa Nadal, Austrian Dominic Thiem, Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta and Canadian Milos Raonic will also compete in the tournament from Dec. 28-30.
Murray, succumbed to a surprise loss to Belgian David Goffin on Friday, having ended the official season with a 24-game string of wins.
Nadal had previously won this professional tennis exhibition tournament in 2010 and 2011.
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