Survived attic?

Not unhappy to take Marterer in round 1 after Griekspoor's last minute withdrawal, Hugo took advantage of it and had one of the best tournaments of his career!

But there, he plays a level above with Popyrin. The Australian returns to competition in Doha after a month's break from Australia. He resists a very good “local” and gets by thanks to his mentality. He certainly appeared a little out of breath at the end of his match because he has to get back into rhythm, but I think this victory will be foundational. Hugo is not the type of player to offer you rallies and he was somewhat sluggish against Marterer. The tension of winning this affordable first round was felt, and I think it was he who drew a little more in the end. He will arrive relaxed, satisfied with a good tournament. It will draw on the serve and on the forehand. Only with the wind, you have to tighten the game and have a greater desire to win than your opponent. And when we have just had a great victory, we have this feeling of satisfaction which takes away a little "grinta". Where Popyrin had a first round which gave him some success since it launched his tournament. On the game side, the main goal will be to play Hugo's backhand to receive a ball which allows Popyrin to shift into a forehand and send the mash.