World number three Carlos Alcaraz was left ruing a mistake that let Jiri Lehecka off the hook in the third set and allowed the Czech to fight back and claim a 6-3 3-6 6-4 victory in the Qatar Open quarter-finals on Thursday.

After beating Croatian Marin Cilicby a double 6-4 in the first round of the ATP 500 tournament in Doha, and Italian Luca Nardi by 6-1, 4-6 and 6-3 in his next match, Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz had a golden opportunity to lift another ATP 500 trophy. With Jannik Sinner’s suspension and Novak Djokovic’s first-round elimination, the Spaniard was the top favourite to take the title at the 2025 Qatar Open.

Jiri Lehecka knocked off top-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz on Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha.

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz was defeated by Jiri Lehecka in the Qatar Open quarterfinals, despite a close contest. Lehecka will face Jack Draper in the semifinals. Andrey Rublev secured a tricky win against Alex de Minaur and will compete against Felix Auger-Aliassime,