On February 21, on the central court of the “Khalifa International Tennis Complex” in Doha (Qatar), where the ATP-500 «Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2026» tournament concludes, the men’s singles final will take place.
World No. 1 Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz will contest the trophy and 500 ranking points against Frenchman Arthur Fils. Arthur is at the bottom of the Top 40. Carlos leads their head-to-head record (2-0).
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Since the start of the season, the decorated Spaniard has “known no defeat.” The day before, he overcame the resistance of Russia’s Andrey Rublev in a fairly tight contest (7:67-3, 6:4).
Arthur was not among the leading favorites at the Qatari “500”. The vast majority of experts and fans expected to see second seed Jannik Sinner of Italy in the final, but he stumbled in the quarterfinals, losing to Czech Jakub Mensik.
Meanwhile, 20-year-old Frenchman defeated Jakub in the semifinals (6:4, 7:67-4).
Watch live to see how this intriguing matchup unfolds and whether Arthur can surprise his decorated opponent…
The Carlos Alcaraz – Arthur Fils match broadcast begins at 20:00 (Eastern European Time UTC+2).
Alcaraz – Fils. Final of the «Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2026», ONLINE video broadcast, result, score…
*Alcaraz – Fils 2-0 (6:2, 6:1)
“Carlito” claims his 2nd title of the 2026 season !!!
