Alexei Popyrin vs Jannik Sinner, Doha 2026, Round of 16
Final score
Final
6-3 7-5
Venue and conditions
Khalifa International Tennis and Squash ComplexDoha, QATCentre Court
Outdoor hardCourt speed1.3 vs last year99.7Average
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
4Aces7
0Double faults0
33/5165%1st serve %74%43/58
18/18100%2nd serve %100%15/15
24/3373%1st serve points won79%34/43
12/1867%2nd serve points won73%11/15
1/333%Break points saved0/0
10Service games played11
Return
9/4321%1st serve return points27%9/33
4/1527%2nd serve return points33%6/18
0/0Break points converted67%2/3
11Return games played10
Points
49Total points won60
36Service points won45
13Receiver points won15
5Max points in a row7
Games
8Games won13
8Service games won11
1Max games in a row3
Point by point
Popyrin5
Sinner7
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Popyrin5
Sinner6
0151515153015403040
Popyrin5
Sinner5
01503015301540
P1 · Ace
Popyrin5
Sinner4
015151530154015
Popyrin4
Sinner4
01503004015403040404040A
P1 · Ace
Popyrin4
Sinner3
15030030154015
Popyrin3
Sinner3
0151515153015403040
Popyrin3
Sinner2
1501515301530304030
Popyrin2
Sinner2
150151515301540
Popyrin2
Sinner1
150300400
P3 · Ace
Popyrin1
Sinner1
0151515301530303040
Popyrin1
Sinner0
150300301530304030
Popyrin3
Sinner6
015030040
P1 · Ace
Popyrin3
Sinner5
150300400
P2 · AceP3 · Ace
Popyrin2
Sinner5
015030040
Popyrin2
Sinner4
1501515301530303040
Popyrin2
Sinner3
015151515301540
Popyrin2
Sinner2
150300400
Popyrin1
Sinner2
015151515301540
P3 · Ace
Popyrin1
Sinner1
015151530154015
P3 · Ace
Popyrin0
Sinner1
015151515301540
P3 · Ace
Head to head
1Popyrin
3Sinner
4 meetingsHard 0–2Clay 1–1
- DohaRound of 16 · 18 FebHardThis matchJannik SinnerSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Alexei PopyrinSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 5
- Rome MastersRound of 32 · 11 MayClayJannik SinnerSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Alexei PopyrinSets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 0
- US OpenRound of 64 · 28 Aug 2025HardJannik SinnerSets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Alexei PopyrinSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2Set 3: 2
- Madrid MastersRound of 32 · 5 May 2021ClayAlexei PopyrinSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Jannik SinnerSets won: 0Set 1: 65Set 2: 2
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.