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Finals in Doha – with the surprising teenager Jakub Mensik up against No. 2 seed Karen Khachanov, it was the appearance of another relatively new face at the top of the game. A good effort by the kid as expected, Khachanov takes it.

In Los Cabos, 28-year-old Aussie Jordan Thompson wins his first career singles title. Then returns to court to win a doubles semifinal. Then comes back one more time to win the doubles title, too. Good day.

As Doha wraps up, not too far away, the Dubai qualifying began with Canadian Vasek Pospisil the lucky recipient of a qualifying wild card. He faced one of Monfils’s contemporaries, Richard Gasquet, and lost in two close sets.

WTA Tour – Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 final results

(Doha is 8 hours ahead of ET, Dubai 9 hours, Rio is 2 hours ahead and Los Cabos 2 hours behind; Acapulco is one hour behind).

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Qatar ExxonMobil Open
Location: Doha, Qatar
Category: ATP Tour 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 19 – 24, 2024
Prize money: $1,395,875
Draws: S28 / D16

Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024
Final results

Singles final

[2] Karen Khachanov (RUS) def Jakub Mensik (CZE) 76 (12) 64

Doubles final

[1] Jamie Murray (GBR) / Michael Venus (NZL) def Lorenzo Musetti / Lorenzo Sonego (ITA) 76 (0) 26 [10-8]

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Mifel Tennis Open
Location: Los Cabos, Mexico
Category: ATP Tour 250
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 19 – 24, 2024
Prize money: $915,245
Draws: S28 / D16

Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024
Final results

Singles final

[8] Jordan Thompson (AUS) def. [4] Casper Ruud (NOR) 63 76 (5)

Doubles final

[4] Max Purcell / Jordan Thompson (AUS) def Gonzalo Escobar (ECU) / Aleksandr Nedovyesov (KAZ) 75 76 (2)

Doubles semifinal

[4] Max Purcell / Jordan Thompson (AUS) def William Blumberg (USA) / Casper Ruud (NOR) 76 (1) 63

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Rio Open
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Category: ATP Tour 500
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: Feb. 19 – 25, 2024
Prize money: $2,100,230
Draws: S32 / D16

Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024
Final results

Singles, semifinals

[Q] Mariano Navone (ARG) def [2] Cameron Norrie (GBR) 64 62

[5] Sebastian Baez (ARG) def [4] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) 75 60

Doubles semifinal

Alexander Erler / Lucas Miedler (AUT) def Sadio Doumbia / Fabien Reboul (FRA) 76 (3) 76 (2)

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Dubai Duty Free Open
Location: Dubai, UAE
Category: ATP Tour 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 26 – Mar. 2, 2024
Prize money: $3,113,270
Draws: S32 / D16

Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024
Final results

Singles qualifying

[8] Richard Gasquet (FRA) def. [WC] Vasek Pospisil (CAN)  76 (4) 63

Giulio Zeppieri (ITA) def [3] Alexandre Muller (FRA) 16 64 62

[1] Tomas Machac (CZE) def Elias Ymer (SWE) 61 75
[2] Luca Van Assche (FRA) def [WC] Aziz Dougaz (TUN) 76 (3) 61
[4] Marton Fucsovics (HUN) def Maxime Cressy (FRA) 64 61
[5] Arthur Cazaux (FRA) def. Damir Dzumhur (BIH) 63 63
[7] Maximilian Marterer (GER) def [WC] Yanki Erel (TUN) 63 64

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) def. Hugo Grenier (FRA) 76 (4) 64

Doubles qualifying

[1] Yuki Bhambri (IND) / Robin Haase (NED) def. N Sriram Balaji (IND) / Andre Begemann (GER) 64 76 (5)
[2] Andreas Mies (GER) / John-Patrick Smith (AUS) def. [WC] Hamad Abbas Janahi / Abdulrahman Al Janahi (UAE) 61 61

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Abierto Mexican Telcel
Location: Acapulco, Mexico
Category: ATP Tour 500
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: Feb. 26 – Mar. 2, 2024
Prize money: $2,377,565
Draws: S32 / D16

Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024
Final results

Singles qualifying, first round

Terence Altmane (FRA) def [2] Aleksandar Vukic (AUS) 64 63
[WC] Zachary Svajda (USA) def [5] James Duckworth (AUS) 63 11 retd
Michael Mmoh (USA) def [7] Thanasi Kokkinakis (AUS) 41 retd

[1] Flavio Cobolli (ITA) def. [ALT] Brandon Holt (USA) 63 06 75
[3] Rinky Hijikata (JPN) def. Shintaro Mochizuki (JPN) 64 26 64 
[4] Yoshihito Nishioka (JPN) def. [WC] Alan Fernando Rubio Fierros (MEX) 62 61
[6] Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) def. [WC] Nicolas Mejia (COL) 64 46 62
[8] Constant Lestienne (FRA) def. Liam Broady (GBR) 64 64

Doubles qualifying

[1] Dan Evans / Henry Patten (GBR) def [ALT] Flavio Cobolli (ITA) / Aleksandar Kovacevic (USA) [ALT] Emiliano Aguilera / Manuel Sanchez (MEX) 63 61
[2/WC] Hans Hach Verdugo (MEX) / Luis David Martinez (VEN) def. [ALT] Andre Goransson (SWE) / Constant Lestienne (FRA) 62 63

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WTA Tour – Friday, Feb. 24, 2024 final results

ATP Tour – Friday, Feb. 24, 2024 final results

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