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.

Draper is six foot four, with reddish-brown long hair and the face of a young Kennedy. We’ve met at London’s National Tennis Centre two weeks after the end of the men’s season in Paris, and Draper is in what he calls “putting-my-body-through-hell week,

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.