Karen Khachanov won his sixth career ATP 250 title in Doha after beating Jakub Mensik of the Czech Republic in straight sets, 7-6(12), 6-4.

Yakub Mensik defeated Karen Khachanov in the ATP finals in Doha

Just 18 years old, Jakub Mensik (116 ATP) performed brilliantly at the tournament in Qatar, where he knocked out Alejandro Davydovich Fokin (24 ATP), Andy Murray (40 ATP), Andriy Rublev (5 ATP) and Gael Monfils (68 ATP). ).

In the first set of the final with Karen Khachanov (17 ATP), the ex-finalist of the Australian Open 2022 junior tournament gave a worthy answer and barely conceded the tie-break: 14-12 in favor of the Russian.

The second set decided the experience of the two-time Grand Slam semi-finalist who won the trophy after an hour and 50 minutes of play.

It was the sixth final won by Khachanov, following finals in Chengdu (2016), Marseille, Moscow and Paris (2018) and Zhuhai (2023).

The Qatar Open Championship is an ATP 250 category tournament that took place from February 19 to 24. The game is played on a hard surface and the total prize pool is $1,395,875. Daniil Medvedev became the champion of the title.