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Karen Khachanov ended Jakub Mensik's bid to become the 10th youngest ATP champion with a straight sets win in the Qatar Open final on Saturday. The 17th-ranked Russian won 7-6 (14/12), 6-4 to claim a sixth career title against 18-year-old Mensik, the youngest finalist at a tour event since Carlos Alcaraz at Umag in 2021. "Every title is a special one," Khachanov, who didn't drop a set all week, said on court, AFP reported.

Emphasising the upgraded status of the Qatar Open to 500, Qatar Tennis Federation's secretary-general revealed that the tournament will join the elite 16 tournaments in its category from the next edition and increase financial prizes.

Jannik Sinner is riding the wave that comes with winning a first major. The honeymoon period might just go on for more than a few weeks.

AP – Ivo Karlovic has officially announced his retirement from tennis after having not played a tournament match in more than two years. The 2.11-metre Croatian said in a post yesterday on X, formerly Twitter, that “I’ve had a very gratifying, unorthodox and long career coming from extremely humble beginnings, especially for a tennis player.” […]

Croatian tennis star brings curtain down after a career with over 13,000 aces