Qatar Open news: Aryna Sabalenka has first round bye but danger lurks
World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka is at the top of the Qatar Open draw as the No 1 seed and along with the other top seeds will enjoy a bye into the second round.
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World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka is at the top of the Qatar Open draw as the No 1 seed and along with the other top seeds will enjoy a bye into the second round.
Shapovalov lost in straight sets to Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open on Thursday. World number 61 Rinderknech broke once in each set to advance 6-4, 6-4 to a semi-final against Nikoloz Basilashvili, the third seed and defending champion in Doha.
Top seed Denis Shapovalov was stunned in straight sets by France's Arthur Rinderknech in the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open. The Canadian left-hander double-faulted nine times on his way to a 6-4, 6-4 defeat.
Roberto Bautista Agut produced a dominant performance to trounce Andy Murray 6-0, 6-1 and reach the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open. The Spanish second seed was seldom troubled by an off-par Murray, who struggled to find his serving range. Ad/> In a meeting of two former champions in Doha, the 2019 winner put together a real statement showing and set up a meeting with either Dan Evans or Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the last eight.
Andy Murray is ready to make life difficult for Roberto Bautista Agut once again when the pair meet in the Qatar Open second round on Wednesday.
Britain's Andy Murray won only one game as he lost in straight straights to Roberto Bautista Agut in the last 16 of the Qatar Open.