US EditionSinner Suffers Shock Defeat, Alcaraz Through to Semis
Jakub Mensik handed Jannik Sinner his second loss before any semi-final since June by hitting 28 winners; Carlos Alcaraz advanced despite a time violation incident.
- On Thursday, Carlos Alcaraz came from behind to beat Karen Khachanov and reach the Qatar Open semifinals, while world No.2 Jannik Sinner suffered a shock three-set defeat to sixth seed Jakub Mensik.
- With aggressive baseline play, Mensik outgunned Sinner by smashing 28 winners, causing the upset. Sinner made uncharacteristic errors, marking his second loss before the semi-finals since June.
- After an early time violation in the opening set, Alcaraz forced key breaks and said `It was a really close and tight match`.
- Alcaraz will now face Andrey Rublev in the semifinals after winning his match, while Mensik advances to face Arthur Fils following Fils' victory over Jiri Lehecka.
- Playing his first tournament since the Australian Open, Alcaraz, world No.1, benefited from his early-career breakthrough as he prepares for the semifinals in Doha.
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Qatar Open: Alcaraz fights back to book a last-four berth; Sinner stunned by Mensik
Carlos Alcaraz came from behind to beat Karen Khachanov on Thursday and book his spot in the semifinals of the Qatar Open, but it was the end of the road for Jannik Sinner as he lost in three sets to Jakub Mensik.
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DOHA, Qatar (AP) — There will be no final between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in Doha. Alcaraz continued his undefeated march at the beginning of the season after producing a rerun to bend Thursday by 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3 to Karen Khachanov and settling in the semifinals of the Qatar Open. But Jannik Sinner, his top rival, suffered an unexpected defeat by 7-6 (3) 2-6 6-3 against Jakub Mensik. “It was a very tight and hard game,” Alcaraz admitt…
The first tennis player in the world, Karlos Alkaraz, reached the semi-finals of the tournament in Doha, after defeating the Russian player Karen Hačanov 6:7 (3), 6:4, 6:3.
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