Doha, Feb. 19 -- Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz remain on course to meet in the Qatar Open final after both claimed straight-set wins here.
World number two Sinner beat Australia's Alexei Popyrin 6-3 7-5 to reach the quarter-finals in Doha, before Alcaraz won 6-2 7-5 against France's Valentin Royer on Wednesday, according toBBC sport.
The pair met in six finals last year, three of them at Grand Slams, with world number one Alcaraz winning the French and US Opens. The 22-year-old Spaniard will next face Karen Khachanov, who beat Marton Fucsovics 6-2 4-6 6-4.
Sixth seed Jakub Mensik breezed past Zhang Zhizhen 6-3 6-2 to set up a last-eight meeting with Sinner, who has now reached at least the quarter-finals in 28 of his past 30 tournamen...