Overview
- Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6–3, 6–4, riding a dominant first serve that earned him about 80% of points.
- Daniil Medvedev failed to earn a break and faced seven break points in a display described as lacklustre and static from the baseline.
- The meeting was their 15th, with Medvedev leading the head-to-head 10–4 before this match.
- Tsitsipas, ranked No. 33, advances to face fifth seed Andrey Rublev in the Doha quarter-final.
- Medvedev, ranked No. 11, continues a mixed 2026 that includes a Brisbane title followed by disappointing results such as an early Rotterdam exit.