Jannik Sinner vs Alexei PopyrinDoha Round of 16

Doha · ATP · Round of 16
#1ATP
2320ELO
2263Hard ELO
$6.9MYTD
$65MCAREER
25 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026 ·
hard
#128ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$573kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLLLL
Sinner J.
6-3 7-5
Popyrin A.
Sinner J.
672
Popyrin A.
350

Jannik Sinner defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3 7-5 in the Doha round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jannik Sinner came in ranked #1, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Jannik Sinner extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jannik Sinner closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-11Rome MastersR32clayJannik Sinner6-2 6-0
2025-08-25US OpenR64hardJannik Sinner6-3 6-2 6-2
2021-05-03Madrid MastersR32clayAlexei Popyrin7-6 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
81%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
58%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
32%
Break points saved·Clear edge
71%
55%
Aces / match·Even
10.6
10.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (39 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
99
49
Break points saved·Even
100
97
Break points won·Dominant
99
1
Deciding sets·Dominant
100
68
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
100
88

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
78

Popyrin A.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 43 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw