Sport MONDAY 11 JANUARY 2021 RacialR abuse of Siraj ‘upsetting and disappointing’,d says coach Langer ItI has been incredible cricket, been brilliant to watch on the field, greatg spirit between the two teams. It is a shame to see it getting marredm by incidents we have been hearing today and last night. Australia coach Justin Langer Sport |09 QVA SENIOR LEAGUE: Al Khor beat Al Wakrah 3-2 (25-21, 22-25, 17-25, 25-20, 15-10); Al Rayyan beat Police 3-2 (17-25, 25-23, 25-16, 23-25, 16-14) Surprises galore as 2021 Australian Open qualifiers kick off Young Alcaraz advances as Zhang QUALIFIERS upsets Donskoy on opening day MEN'S SINGLES 1ST ROUND At Khalifa International Tennis FAWAD HUSSAIN strong comeback to beat Aus- and Squash Complex from THE PENINSULA trian Jurij Rodionov 2-6, 6-2, 10.30am ORDER OF PLAY 6-1. Court A Rising Spanish star Carlos But it was a tough day for M. Mmoh vs D. Petrovic (24) Alcaraz rallied to enter the next 13the seeded Italian talent D. Kudla (4) vs E. Benchetrit round while China’s Zhizhen Lorenzo Musetti, who was G. Barrere (1) vs Z. Kolar Zhang pulled off an upset as the shocked by Dutchman Botic A. Karatsev (3) vs B. Nakashima qualifying rounds of the men’s Van De Zandschulp 3-6, 6-1, T. Seyboth Wild (6) vs R. Haase event of the 2021 Australian 6-4 in 1h 56 minutes. Court B Open got underway with Van de Zandschulp will now E. Gulbis vs B. Rola (32) thrilling matches at the Khalifa face Joao Menezes in his next J. Kovalik (14) vs B. Tomic International Tennis Complex, match. The Brazilian saved M. Viola vs N. Milojevic (18) yesterday. three match points in a second- R. Molleker vs P. Polansky After dropping the first set tie-break to defeat Andrea G. Moroni vs M. Zverev (WC) game, Alcaraz, 17, put on display Collarini 1-6, 7-6(8), 6-3. Court 1 his serving prowess to outwit Czech ‘Next Gen Star’ Tomas D. Dzumhur (7) vs E. Gomez Slovak Filip Horansky 5-7, 6-1, Machac registered a 6-3, 6-1 G. Soeda (16) vs M. Cressy 6-4 in 2h 33m to move closer win against Portugal’s Joao M. Janvier vs L. Rosol M. Krueger vs E. Couacaud to his Grand Slam main draw Domingues to stay on course of China's Zhizhen Zhang B. Bonzi vs Q. Halys debut. The Spaniard, who is the his Australian Open main draw preparing to serve Court 2 youngest player inside the top debut. The 20-year-old will against Evgeny Donskoy J. Lenz vs R. Olivo 200 ATP Rankings, won 75 per next face Felipe Meligeni Rod- of Russia during his H. Dellien (2) vs A. Tabilo cent of his first-serve points rigues Alves, who overcame Australian Open 2021 D. Sweeny (WC) vs M. Copil (42/56) to beat the Slovak. 30th seed Martin Klizan 6-1, Men’s Qualifiers round L. Broady vs C. Lestienne “When I lost the first set, in 6-4. 1 match at the Khalifa C. Ilkel vs P. Gojowczyk (26) the second I start to play more The ticket-free tournament International Tennis and Court 3 aggressive than the first one, is open to all, and spectators Squash Complex A. Harris vs R. Bemelmans and, well, I did my routines, and will be allowed in on a first- in Doha, yesterday. T. Ito vs Y. Maden I think I played a really good come, first-served basis as only PICTURES: TENNIS P. Gunneswaran (12) vs B. Schnur match. Very happy,” said yes- 30 percent stadium capacity is AUSTRALIA A. Muller vs F. Gaio (17) terday Alcaraz after his win. allowed in line with the Court 4 The Spaniard will face Rus- G. Andreozzi vs T. Schoolkate (WC) sia’s Evgeny Karlovskiy in the India's Ramkumar Ramanathan J. Smith (WC) vs P. Lorenzi (25) second round, eyeing a place in plays against Argentina's Facundo L. Lacko vs F. Ferreira Silva the final round. Karlovskiy Bagnis during their first round H. Gaston vs M. Purcell Court 6 overcame a challenge from match yesterday. Argentine Facundo Mena M. Bourgue vs E. Escobedo Z. Li vs T. Kwiatkowski defeating him 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in H. Bourchier (WC) vs T. Griekspoor exact two hours. R. Safiullin vs O. Otte (20) Also shining yesterday was China’s Zhang who stunned ninth-seed Evgeny Donskoy of Russia 7-5, 6-3 in straight sets in only 1h 27m. World No. 169 Zhang fired six aces and six winners to outplay Donskoy, ranked 122 in the world rankings. Ramkumar Ramanathan of India also recorded an upset yesterday when the World No. 188 sent 10th-seed and 125- ranked Facundo Bagnis of Argentina packing with a 7(8)- 6(6), 7-5 victory. Meanwhile, Germany’s Dustin Brown, Switzerland’s Henri Laaksonen, and former world No.12 Viktor Troicki also advanced to the next stage of the qualifiers after recording contrasting wins yesterday. Brown defeated Japan’s Hiroki Moriya 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 Carlos Alcaraz of Spain while Laaksonen beat German essential health protocols and The tournament is being across the world. The qualifying returns the ball to Slovakia's opponent Tobias Kamke 7-5, guidelines occasioned by the overseen by 64 line umpires, 18 matches will continue today Filip Horansky during their 6-3 in straight sets. After losing prevailing global COVID-19 chair umpires and five man- with more exciting matches on round 1 match. the first set, Troicki made a pandemic. agement officials drawn from the cards. Qatar football season to Spurs down 8th-tier side 5-0 AP – CROSBY, ENGLAND Unlike Tottenham’s new $1.5bn arena, this is a conclude on April 30 sparse venue crammed between two streets of Marine’s part-time players had been holding off red-brick terraced houses with one small stand. Tottenham for 20 minutes when apprentice Due to the pandemic, the only supporters able to THE PENINSULA – DOHA disrupted the plans of football plumber Neil Kengni spotted his chance. watch in person were in the gardens of Rossett bodies around Asia. Some 30 yards (meters) from the goal of Joe Road separated from the narrow touchline by a The Competitions Committee of Al Mannai said Qatar’s Hart, who has played at a World Cup for England, low, brick wall. the Qatar Football Association national team plans have to be Kengni unleashed a shot. A few supporters stood on the wall and peered (QFA) has announced that the taken into account as well Surely the semiprofessional eighth-tier club through the fence struck over Jose Mourinho and 2020-21 football season is before finalising club fixtures for could not take the lead against the Premier the Tottenham bench. Others climbed trees to gain expected to end on April 30. Amir Cup or other events. League’s fourth-place team? Only the crossbar any vantage point and blasted horns. The QFA said the 49th Amir Talal Al Kaabi, Executive spared the blushes of Hart and Tottenham. While Harry Kane was left behind in London, Cup will be the last event of the Director of the National Teams But incredibly, Tottenham still took 24 minutes this was still a Tottenham side packed with inter- 2020-2021 season though the without international players – Administration, said the April 30 to go in front in the biggest mismatch in FA Cup national stars, including Gareth Bale - one of the match dates are yet to be either in domestic events or date will help QFA work on the history as Carlos Vinícius broke the unexpectedly world’s most expensive players. Yet even a trip to announced. 2021 AFC Champions League dates for the national teams long deadlock on Sunday before scoring a hat trick. Marine saw Bale’s frustrations continue with a Hamad Al Mannai, fixtures – in case the Asian once the regular football season It didn’t always look like 161 places separated free kick saved by goalkeeper Bayleigh Passant. Chairman of the Competitions ruling body announces calendar ends. It is worth mentioning that these sides in the English football pyramid as A moment of Tottenham history was created Committee, QFA, said with the amendments. Qatar will feature in 2021 Copa Marine defended valiantly against the 2019 Cham- not just by playing the fixture but by Alfie Devine dates the AFC Champions He added that the QFA Com- America and then make its pions League runners-up. at 16 years and 163 becoming the team’s youngest- League matches for the year petitions Committee has decided debut appearance at the CON- Tottenham went on to win 5-0 but that is only ever scorer. It was the only goal in the second half 2021 still not confirmed, the QFA to wait before announcing the CACAF Gold Cup in the US. the same goal margin the London club beat Man- after fellow Brazilian Lucas Moura had also scored will wait for more time to program for the local tourna- Qatar, under coach Felix chester United by earlier in the Premier League from a free kick before the break. announce the exact dates for the ments to be played in the next Sanchez, will also appear in the season. This was no rout or humiliation for the Marine matches to be played in Qatar. three or four months. European part of the 2022 FIFA This was the ultimate culture shock for the players who will go back to their day jobs, He said starting May 1, 2021, He said the COVID-pan- World Cup qualifiers in 2021 and millionaires of Tottenham.