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When Jannik Sinner plays in Doha: background with Popyrin

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Jannik Sinner ready to return to the court. The Blue, after overcoming Czech Tomas Machac in his debut, will face Australia&#8217s Alexei Popyrin in the round of 16 of the Doha ATP 500. The match is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 18, at a time yet to be determined.

Sinner, who won outright in two sets against Machac, has faced the Australian twice in the past: in 2021 at the Madrid Masters 1000 he lost in two sets, while in the last precedent at the US Open 2025 he won outright 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Popyrin is currently ranked No. 53 in the ATP rankings.

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Jim Courier does not hold back on Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz
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"In the last two and a half years they have won all the Major tournaments", he told the Tennis Insider Club podcast

"They can play on any surface, they are young and they move incredibly well"
"I think they would have been competitive with the Big Four"

"They probably grew up watching them and copying what they did"
"Jannik looks a lot like Novak in the way he moves and plays"
"Carlos doesn’t look like anybody: he’s his own guy. He took the best from everybody"
Sinner and Alcaraz will return to the court at the Doha ATP 500 tournament
L'Azzurro wants to recover points on the world number one

“I felt good on the court,” he said in the post-match interview against the Czech. “I also feel good physically, although each match will become more and more difficult with the opponents. I was lucky to train a few days here, although it had never been as windy as today, fortunately I adapted well”.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz is also participating in the tournament: the two rivals will only be able to face each other in the final.

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