Carlos Alcaraz is a champion on the ATP Tour once again, having produced a serving masterclass to beat Arthur Fils in the Qatar Open final.
Alcaraz defeated Fils 6-2, 6-1 in Doha, with the Spaniard needing just 50 minutes to overcome his French opponent.
The 22-year-old is now a 26-time champion on the ATP Tour, with his latest title arriving just 20 days after he completed the career Grand Slam.
Just as he was in Melbourne, Alcaraz was ruthless against Fils in their Qatar Open final, but particularly when it came to his serving.
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Carlos Alcaraz produces serving masterclass versus Arthur Fils
Alcaraz impressed with five aces and just one double fault in the Doha final, but more impressive was his first serve.
He finished the rapid match with a first serve tally of 27/33 (82%), and a first serve points won tally of 24/27 (89%), as per the ATP stats.
The remarkable figures are in contrast to other significant matches from his blistering start to the 2026 season.
Against Andrey Rublev in the Qatar semifinal for example, his first serve stats read 65/96 (68%), while his first serve points won total was 40/65 (62%).
And when Alcaraz won the Australian Open final against Djokovic, his tallies were 71/101 (70%) and 55/71 (77%) respectively.
Just before that in his epic semifinal with Alexander Zverev, he finished with figures of 124/187 (66%) and 91/124 (73%) respectively.
It really was a special serving display against Fils, who simply wasn’t allowed time to breathe during their final.
Typifying the performance, the Spaniard won 28/33 (85%) of his service points, compared to Fils’ total of 19/43 (44%).
| Carlos Alcaraz | Arthur Fils | |
| 339 | Serve rating | 196 |
| 5 | Aces | 0 |
| 1 | Double faults | 0 |
| 27/33 (82%) | First serve | 31/43 (72%) |
| 24/27 (89%) | 1st serve points won | 14/31 (45%) |
| 4/6 (67%) | 2nd serve points won | 5/12 (42%) |
| 0/0 (0%) | Break points saved | 2/7 (29%) |
| 7 | Service games played | 8 |
Carlos Alcaraz makes career history with Qatar Open title
It’s been a simply stunning season so far from Alcaraz, who boasts two titles from his two ATP tournaments so far.
That includes career history by winning his first Australian Open title, but he’s now done the same with his maiden title in Doha.
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Aged just 22, he has now claimed tour-level titles in 14 different countries, recently adding Australia and Qatar to the list.
With six titles, including the US Open on two occasions, the USA represents his most successful country, followed by Spain and the UK.
- Argentina (1): 2023 Buenos Aires
- Australia (1): 2026 Australian Open
- Brazil (1): 2022 Rio de Janeiro
- China (1): 2024 Beijing
- Croatia (1): 2021 Umag
- France (2): 2024 French, 2025 French Open
- Italy (1): 2025 Rome
- Japan (1): 2025 Tokyo
- Monaco (1): 2025 Monte Carlo
- Netherlands (1): 2025 Rotterdam
- Qatar (1): 2026 Doha
- Spain (4): 2022 Barcelona, 2022 Madrid, 2023 Barcelona, 2023 Madrid
- UK (4): 2023 Queen, 2023 Wimbledon, 2024 Wimbledon, 2025 Queen
- USA (6): 2022 Miami, 2022 US Open, 2023 Indian Wells, 2024 Indian Wells, 2025 Cincinnati, 2025 US Open
Alcaraz now boasts a 12-0 start to the season, and will turn his focus to Indian Wells once he finishes his Qatar celebrations.
He dropped just one set en route to the Doha title, knocking out Arthur Rinderknech, Valentin Royer, Karen Khachanov and Rublev before his win over Fils.
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