Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz faced a shocking defeat in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open, losing to 25th-ranked Jiri Lehecka in a closely contested match. Lehecka expressed great satisfaction over his win, citing self-belief and trust in his game as keys to his performance. In other matches, Andrey Rublev advanced to the semifinals after a narrow victory against Alex de Minaur, while Felix Auger-Aliassime benefited from Daniil Medvedev's retirement due to food poisoning.
The match was up and down since the beginning. So for me to win a match like that against a player like this is a super big achievement. I believed in myself. I knew that I had the level to produce that kind of tennis. I didn't back down; I wanted to push him to his limits. The way I trusted my game was the key today.
Unfortunately, I had food poisoning. Very disappointed to end my run here in Doha like this as I feel like I was playing well.
I thought Medvedev was playing normal until he retired. And then I broke, I held my serve. I hope it's nothing too bad. I was surprised.
He'll next face Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, who beat Daniil Medvedev when the Russian retired after losing the first set 6-3.
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