Sinner cruises past Machac in QatarAFP, DOHAJannik Sinner on Monday cruised to victory over Tomas Machac in the opening round of the Qatar Open in his first match since his unsuccessful Australian Open title defense. It was a convincing return to action for Sinner after his semi-final loss to Novak Djokovic at Melbourne Park last month. Italy’s Jannik Sinner returns to Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic in their Qatar Open men’s singles match in Doha on Monday. A break in the fifth game still proved enough for the four-time Grand Slam champion, although he needed five match points to close it out. Alcaraz, who also has not played since Melbourne, where he won the Australian Open title, was due to take to the court yesterday against France’s Arthur Rinderknech.

Source: Taipei Times February 17, 2026 17:11 UTC