Carlos Alcaraz's perfect season continues with Qatar Open win

The Spaniard made it 26 career singles titles as he swept Fils aside, marking the first time Alcaraz has played someone younger than him in an ATP final.

Alcaraz raced into an early advantage after he broke Fils in his very first service game. That set the tone for the first match with the 22-year-old rushing to a 6-2 win in the first set.

The second and deciding set was a similar story as Alcaraz broke Fils again at the first time of asking before breaking him for a second time in the set and prompting the Frenchman to smash his racket to bits.

With Fils' morale seemingly broken, Alcaraz strolled to a 6-2 win in the second to win the tournament.

For his victory, Alcaraz took home the full complement of 500 ranking points, increasing his lead as No.1.

The win puts him on 13,550 which is 3,150 off No.2 ranked player Jannik Sinner.

Alcaraz has a 100% winning record so far, meaning he has taken 2,500 points from the two tournaments he has entered.

Earlier in the year, Alcaraz was on 13,650 which is the fourth highest mark in history. The usual suspects of Rafa Nadal (15,390), Roger Federer (15,903) and Novak Djokovic (16,950) were ahead of him.

Next for Alcaraz will be Indian Wells where he will be looking to earn more than the 400 points he did in 2025 following a shock semi-final defeat to Jack Draper.

For Fils, the Doha tournament was already a success before the final as the 330 points he earned took him up to No.33 in the rankings, a rise of seven places.

He is still someway short of his career-best No.14 but it is an impressive return following long-term back injury. 

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