Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock Qatar Open exit after losing to Jiri Lehecka in the quarter-finals. The Czech player secured the biggest win of his career, shaking up the tournament with another major upset following Djokovic's early elimination.

On Thursday, World No. 3 Alcaraz took on No. 25 Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinals. Lehecka overpowered Alcaraz throughout the two-hour, nine-minute match, taking the win in three sets: 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.

The 21-year-old Spaniard let his guard down in the second set, when his Italian opponent fought back from trailing 1-4 to force a decider.

Jiri Lehecka spoke about his impressive win over top seed Carlos Alcaraz at the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open on February 20. The unseeded Czech registered his first win over a top-3 player.

Doha: Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz lost for just the second time this year on Thursday when 25th-ranked Jiri Lehecka beat him 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Qatar Open.

Carlos Alcaraz crashed out of the Qatar Open in the quarter-finals on Thursday after losing to Jiri Lehecka, the Spaniard heading for the exit along with second seed Alex de Minaur. Fifth-seeded Rublev let slip a 5-2 lead in the final set as De Minaur scrambled back into contention to force a tiebreak.