ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz triumphs in Doha

Field Level MediaField Level Media|published: Sat 21st February, 22:42 2026
Tennis: Australian OpenFeb 01, 2026; Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in action against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in the final of the menís singles at the Australian Open at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne Park. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images

Carlos Alcaraz needed just 50 minutes to capture the Qatar ExxonMobil Open title as he earned a 6-2, 6-1 victory over France's Arthur Fils on Saturday in Doha.

Building on his triumph at the Australian Open, the top-seeded Spaniard won 88.9% (24 of 27) of his first serves and allowed the unseeded Fils to win just 45.2% of his first serves.

Alcaraz racked up five aces and converted five of his seven break points to improve his record to 12-0 in 2026. The 21-year-old Fils came up short after knocking off No. 8 Jiri Lehecka and No. 6 Jakub Mensik to reach the final.

Delray Beach Open

Unseeded Sebastian Korda continued his upset spree by taking care of third-seeded Flavio Cobolli of Italy by a 7-6 (1), 6-1 count during ATP 250 semifinal play in Delray Beach, Fla.


Korda, who defeated second-seeded Casper Ruud in the quarterfinals, stacked up 12 aces with no double faults against Cobolli to advance to the final against fifth-seeded Tommy Paul. The 25-year-old Korda will be going for his first title since the 2024 Washington Open.

Paul lost his first set to fourth-seeded Learner Tien, but rallied to secure a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 triumph in a clash that lasted 2:14. Paul uncorked 15 aces compared to Tien's five. He also saved seven of a possible eight break points while Tien saved three of five.

Rio Open

Unseeded Vit Kopriva of Czechia built a 5-4 lead over eighth-seeded Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina before their semifinal match was suspended by rain. Both players held serve throughout, though Kopriva staved off a break point.

Their ATP 500 match resumes Sunday. The semifinal between Chile's Alejandro Tabilo and Peru's Ignacio Buse -- a pair of unseeded upstarts -- also will be played Sunday.

--Field Level Media

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