British No 1 beats Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 at Qatar Open, while Jiri Lehecka stuns world No 3 Alcaraz.
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British number one Jack Draper fought back from a set down to advance past Matteo Berrettini into the semi-finals of the Qatar Open.
The British number one is back in action following a hip injury.
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz lost for just the second time this year on Thursday when 25th-ranked Jiri Lehecka beat him 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open.
Canada's Félix Auger-Aliassime will face Andrey Rublev in the Qatar Open semifinals after he beat fellow Russian Daniil Medvedev when the latter retired after losing the first set 6-3 on Thursday in Doha.
Andrey Rublev has saved one match point and needed eight of his own to subdue Alex de Minaur 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 in the Qatar Open quarterfinals in Doha.
Alcaraz is on track to meet British number one Jack Draper in the semi-final,
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has visited Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran.
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz let his guard down in the second set then had to regroup to oust Luca Nardi and reach the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open.
Qatar's Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani says regional challenges 'necessitate coordination'.