Carlitos made his debut in Qatar by beating Croatian veteran Marin Cilic, before eliminating Luca Nardi in three sets after having a shocking blackout in the second set. His run ended against Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinals, at the end of a match full of ups and downs.

Jannik Sinner is serving a three-month suspension following a doping controversy. The Italian will miss the opening four Masters 1000 events of the season ahead of his return at the home Rome Masters.

Matteo Berrettini claimed Carlos Alcaraz would have “fun”, while two stars thought Paula Badosa wouldn’t be happy if they picked her boyfriend, Stefanos Tsitsipas. From Badosa and Tsitsipas to Katie Boulter and Alex de Minaur, there are plenty of power couples across the tennis tours. But some players haven’t been so lucky in love.

Jack Draper has sent words of encouragement to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner as the latter continues to serve a three-month ban.

Jiri Lehecka and Jack Draper will face each other for a place in the final of ATP Qatar Open 2025. This is the third time when both are face to face.