Jannik Sinner has reflected on his surprise exit from the Qatar Open in Doha, where he was knocked out by Jakub Mensik. Mensik won their quarterfinal match 7-6(7-3), 2-6, 6-3, ending a run that had seen Sinner get past Tomas Machac and Alexei Popyrin in the earlier rounds.

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 19 - Italy's world number Jannik Sinner will face Czech Jakub Mensik in the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Doha after beating Australian Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 7-5 in the last 16 on Wednesday. The 24-year-old, who is playing his first tournament since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semi-finals last month, is on course to face his great rival, world number one Carlos Alcaraz, in the final in Doha. "I feel like I started off very well in the first set, not so many problems with my service games," said Sinner,. "But after I struggled a bit. I felt like he raised his level and I lost a bit of rhythm and confidence. I just tried to dig deep. "I'm very happy. You have to find different ways to win matches". (ANSA). Read article...