Doha, Feb 16, 2026 (AFP) - Sinner serves up impressive Doha win on his return

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2026-02-16

Jannik Sinner cruised to victory over Tomas Machac in the opening round of the Qatar Open on Monday in his first match since his unsuccessful Australian Open title defence. The world number two eased past the 31st-ranked Czech 6-1, 6-4 to set up a second-round meeting with Alexei Popyrin in Doha, where Carlos Alcaraz is the top seed this week. It was a convincing return to action for Sinner after his semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic at Melbourne......

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