Former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko said the partisan fans at the Qatar Open were disrespectful for jeering her throughout her quarter-final match, as she eased to a 6-2 6-2 win over Ons Jabeur.

By David Belcher Reporting from Doha, Qatar At the century-old Souk Waqif here, dozens of watch repairmen spend their days maintaining luxury timepieces and doing more mundane jobs like replacing the batteries in digital watches.

Sixth-seed Jessica Pegula has advanced to the quarterfinals of the Doha Open with a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Daria Kasatkina. The American will next face Ekaterina Alexandrova who beat Elise Mertens 6-4,

The TotalEnergies CAF Confederation Cup quarter-final draw has concluded at the beIN SPORTS studios in Doha, Qatar, a first for the competition. The draw was hosted by beIN as CAF’s exclusive media rights partner.

The prestigious Doha ATP 500 offers a really interesting first round on Tuesday. Novak Djokovic – who returns from his left thigh injury suffered at the 2025 Australian Open – will make his debut in singles against Matteo Berrettini.

Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff have made a slow start to 2025. The maiden major for Madison Keys might have taken more out of their legs than the schedule.

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Carlos Alcaraz was the top favorite to win the Doha ATP 500 this week, but his run in Qatar ended already in the quarterfinals against Jiri Lehecka. The young Spanish ace unleashed a performance full of ups and downs,

Ons Jabeur bested Sofia Kenin 6-3, 6-4 in their Round of 16 match at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open on Wednesday. Kenin came into the match with a 6-2 head-to-head lead, but Jabeur upended that record to reach her third career Doha quarterfinal (also 2020 and 2022).

A couple on a flight from Melbourne to Doha were forced to sit next to a dead body for four hours after a passenger died onboard.

Eduardo Saverin’s B Capital is among six venture capital firms that plan to set up offices in Doha, as Qatar intensifies efforts to catch up with peers who’ve attracted global financial companies.