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Bautista Agut, Gasquet clear first hurdles in Doha  09 Mar 2021 - 10:02 Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain Fawad Hussain/ The Peninsula Former champions Roberto Bautista Agut and Richard Gasquet advanced at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open after posting contrasting victories at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex, yesterday.     Also on the opening day of ATP 250 tournament, Russia’s Aslan Karatsev entered the second round on his return to the venue where he began his phenomenal Australian Open campaign in January.    Bautista Agut, who won the Falcon Trophy two years ago, had to ...

 09 Mar 2021 - 10:10 The Peninsula Doha: Barca great Xavi Hernandez expressed his delight after winning the maiden QNB Stars League title as a coach following Al Sadd's 3-0 win over Umm Salal in Round 18. On Sunday, Al Sadd clinched the prestigious Falcon Trophy for 15th time with four games to spare after the win on their home turf. The win took the Wolves to 50 points, giving them an unassailable lead of 13 points over second-placed and defending champions Al Duhail. Speaking to the club’s website, Xavi said: “We created a new history for Al Sadd. I am happy to win the league title fo...

Kvitova clinches Qatar Total Open title  07 Mar 2021 - 9:08 H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, with the Qatar Total Open champion Petra Kvitova (right) of Czech Republic and runner-up Garbine Muguruza of Spain at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex yesterday. Fawad Hussain/ The Peninsula Petra Kvitova was in brilliant form throughout the week at the Qatar Total Open but the World No.10 saved her best for the title clash.         A tough final was predicted between the fourth seeded Czech and World No.16 Garbiñe Muguruza, but ...

Al Sadd seal QSL title with Umm Salal rout  07 Mar 2021 - 23:25 Fawad Hussain | The Peninsula Five months ago, Xavi Hernandez addressed the team’s fans and said that Al Sadd would bounce back strongly after his team suffered a shock loss to Persepolis FC in the last-16 tie of the AFC Champions League in September 2020.  Fast forward to today and the Wolves are living on that promise sweeping every title coming their way.   Yesterday, they clinched the prestigious QNB Stars League (QSL), with four games to spare lifting the Falcon Trophy for the 15th time after a 3-0 victory over Umm Sa...

Kvitova, Muguruza to fight for Falcon Trophy  06 Mar 2021 - 9:35 Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic serves against Jessica Pegula of the United States during their singles semi-final match of the Qatar Total Open 2021 at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, yesterday. By Fawad Hussain I The Peninsula Doha: Petra Kvitova delighted fans with yet another powerful shot-making display to end qualifier Jessica Pegula’s historic run at the Qatar Total Open on a day when injured Victoria Azarenka pulled out from the second semi-final.       Fourth seeded Kvitova defeated Pegula ...