ROMA (ITALPRESS) – The board of the “Qatar ExxonMobil Open”, Atp 500 tournament kicked off on Doha, Qatar’s capital (with total prize pool of 2.833.335). Jannik Sinner, number 2 of the world, debuted against Czech Tomas Machac, 31 of the international ranking, which in 2024 the blue beat in both direct comparisons, always on the hard, to Masters 1000 of Miami and Shanghai.
On the tournament debut, the South Tyrolean, serial number 2, is the only Italian in the main draw of the singular. In the event of success, the blue will play in all probability in the eighty finals against Australian Alexey Popyrin (50 Atp), committed to the debut against local wild card Mubarak Shannan Zayid, without Atp ranking.
In the final, the first seasonal duel with Carlos Alcaraz, number 1 of the world and the billboard, won last year at the quarterfinals by Jiri Lehecka. The murcian will debut against French Arthur Rinderknech (28 Atp).
In the double tournament, however, Italy can count on the presence in the main draw of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, still running this week in Rotterdam, where they point to the first final of 2026. Become last year the first semi-finalists in double at the Atp Finals, Bolognese and Piedmont debut against the duo composed by Czech Adam Pavlasek and Australian John Patrick Smith.
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