Just 20 days after becoming the youngest player in history to complete a Career Grand Slam at the Australian Open, Alcaraz continued to affirm his position with a convincing title in the Middle East.
The series of consecutive victories has extinguished all doubts about the Spanish star's ability to maintain his peak, especially after major changes in the coaching staff in the transition period at the end of 2025.
Right from the first games of the final match, Alcaraz completely controlled the game. The comprehensive attack and defense style and abundant physical foundation helped the 22-year-old player overwhelm the opponent.
Fils tried to double from the baseline but was almost powerless against the superior class of the champion. Statistics show that Alcaraz launched up to 18 winners, while Fils only had 3.
The first serve win rate of the world's number one player reached 89%, almost double the opponent's 45%.
The title in Doha helped Alcaraz extend his winning streak to 12 matches. Infosys' rating system gave him 9.7 points for this performance – some rare points in ATP matches.
This is also the 9th ATP 500 title in Alcaraz's career, thereby equaling the achievement with former world number one Andy Murray.
Since the ATP 500 system was introduced in 2009, Alcaraz is currently tied for fourth place in the list of players who have won the most titles in this category.
The top three positions respectively belong to Roger Federer (16 titles), Rafael Nadal (15) and Novak Djokovic (14).
On Fils' side, reaching the ATP Tour final for the first time since winning the Tokyo Open 2024 helped the French player increase 7 places, to 33rd place in the world.
This is considered a positive step in the journey to return after a back injury for the former world No. 14. He is expected to continue competing at the ATP 500 Dubai tournament next week.
The final in Doha also marks the first time the two players have met on hard courts, after Alcaraz won all two times on clay courts in 2025.
The result remained unchanged as the Spanish player continued to dominate, thereby increasing his winning streak on outdoor hard courts to 30, including Grand Slam titles at the US Open 2025 and Australian Open 2026.
