Jannik Sinner will make his Qatar Open debut next week.
The Italian missed out on a chance to compete in Doha last year due to his three-month tennis suspension.
He will, however, appear at the 2026 tournament, and will do so as the number-two seed.
Sinner will be joined by Carlos Alcaraz, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Daniil Medvedev and others in the Qatari capital.
But who has the Italian been training with ahead of his Qatar Open debut?
Jannik Sinner trains with Kamil Majchrzak in Qatar
Poland’s Kamil Majchrzak posted a picture on his Instagram story with Sinner, Simone Vagnozzi, and his coaching team.
“Great practice with the team,” he said.
“Thanks Jannik Sinner.”
Majchrzak is ranked 55th in the world and is the Polish number one.
He has yet to win an ATP title, but is a nine-time Challenger Tour champion, and won five Grand Slam matches in 2025, a career-best.
Majchrzak is 6ft 0, right-handed, and plays with a two-handed backhand, matching the ‘physical’ profile of Sinner’s most likely title challenger, Alcaraz.
Whether that was the reason why Sinner chose to practice with Majchrzak is unclear.
Regardless, it’s good to see the Italian back on court, having suffered such a heartbreaking defeat last time out.
What happened to Jannik Sinner at the Australian Open?
Sinner travelled to Melbourne as the title favorite, looking to win the Australian Open for the third consecutive year.
Despite a few wobbles in the extreme heat, Sinner made his way past Hugo Gaston, James Duckworth, Eliot Spizzirri, Luciano Darderi, and Ben Shelton to set up a semifinal clash with the 10-time champion Novak Djokovic.
Many expected Sinner to make light work of Djokovic, given the Serb had failed to win a set in his previous four Slam semifinals.
The Italian made a strong start, winning the first set 6-3, but was quickly pegged back, as Djokovic won the second by the same scoreline.
As momentum swung back and forth, Sinner took the third to move within touching distance of a sixth consecutive Grand Slam final.
It wasn’t to be, though, as Djokovic found another level and won the final two sets to advance to the Championship match down under.
Sinner’s charge towards a third Australian Open title ended abruptly.
It remains to be seen if he has mentally recovered from the disappointment in Melbourne.
The 2026 Qatar Open begins on Monday, February 16.
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