Sinner sees off Popyrin to reach Doha quarterfinals

Jannik Sinner powered past Alexei Popyrin in straight sets on Wednesday to reach the last eight of the Qatar Open and edge closer to a possible final meeting with Carlos Alcaraz. The Italian, playing his first tournament since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semifinals last month, eased to a 6-3, 7-5 second-round […]

Jannik Sinner powered past Alexei Popyrin in straight sets on Wednesday to reach the last eight of the Qatar Open and edge closer to a possible final meeting with Carlos Alcaraz.
The Italian, playing his first tournament since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semifinals last month, eased to a 6-3, 7-5 second-round win in Doha.
Sinner will play Jakub Mensik in Thursday’s quarterfinals.
The world No 2 has now won his last 50 matches against players ranked outside the top 50, a run dating back to a loss to Dusan Lajovic in Cincinnati in 2023.