Sinner sees off Popyrin to reach Doha quarter-finals

The Italian, playing his first tournament since losing to Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open semi-finals last month, eased to a 6-3, 7-5 second-round win in Doha. Sinner will play Jakub Mensik in Thursday's quarter-finals. The world number two 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. "I respect every player, but I always try to play my best tennis," Sinner said when told of that streak. "The ranking...