Carlos Alcaraz knew how to suffer against an inspired Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals of the ATP Doha 2026 and managed to reach his first semifinals of the Qatari tournament, earning at least 100 more points in the rankings. In fact, thanks to this victory, the Spaniard ensures being the world number one until the start of the clay court season. In the event that Jannik Sinner wins this tournament, Indian Wells, and Miami, and Alcaraz does not win a single match, the difference, which would be 2750 points if the Italian reaches the semifinals, will be reduced to 50 points. Also, just in the week of the start of the clay court season at the Monte Carlo Masters 1000, the player from Murcia will match the number of weeks Sinner has been at number one, a total of 66.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Alcaraz se asegura el número uno hasta la gira de tierra batida e igualaría las semanas de Sinner en lo más alto

