Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted February 17, 2025 Diamond Member Share Posted February 17, 2025 This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Alcaraz, O’Connell strike early blows at Qatar Open Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz has overcome Croatian veteran Marin Cilic 6-4 6-4 to reach the round of 16 at the Qatar Open. Also through is Australia’s Christopher O’Connell. The qualifier, ranked No. 82, edged out Lebanese wildcard Hady Habib 7-6 (9-7) 7-6 (7-3). Cilic, 36, the 2014 US Open champion who has fallen to No. 192 in the rankings, was playing his first match of the season after recovering from a long-term knee injury. The Croatian led 4-3 and 0-40 on Alcaraz’s serve in the second set, but the Spanish four-time major winner managed to recover and then broke in the next game. “I am just really happy that I stayed calm at that moment, breathing, going through my routines, making good points,” Alcaraz said. “That’s why I was able to win in two sets.” Alcaraz will now play either Zhang Zhizhen of China or Italy’s Luca Nardi. Earlier, seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov lost 6-4, 6-4 to Jiri Lehecka. Several other top players will play their first matches later on Tuesday. Australia’s second-seeded Alex de Minaur will face Roman Safiullin. Novak Djokovic, who had to pull out of his *********** Open semi-final with a hamstring injury, will take on Matteo Berrettini. Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Stefano Tsitsipas will also play on Tuesday. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up #Alcaraz #OConnell #strike #early #blows #Qatar #Open This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/220442-alcaraz-o%E2%80%99connell-strike-early-blows-at-qatar-open/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
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