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World fig 1 Carlos Alcaraz cruised past Frenchman Arthur Fils 6-2 6-1 to triumph the Qatar Open on Saturday (February 21, 2026) and extend his cleanable commencement to the year.
Alcaraz, whose 2nd trophy of 2026 came 20 days aft helium completed the career Grand Slam astatine the Australian Open, dictated the match from the outset and won a singular 89% of his first-serve points portion never facing a interruption constituent during the 50-minute encounter.
“I came this twelvemonth bare for more,” said the Spanish apical seed, who mislaid successful the Doha quarter-finals last year.
“I deliberation aft each tournament, we conscionable person to set caller goals. I’m conscionable truly blessed and arrogant of everything I person done with my squad connected and disconnected the court."
With the win, Alcaraz improved to 12-0 for the twelvemonth and collected his ninth ATP 500 trophy, which drew him level with Andy Murray for 4th successful the class since its inception, according to the ATP.
