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Will Alcaraz, Sinner or Rublev catch the Doha title?

4 ATP stars went fishing in Qatar

February 18, 2026

Who will forged their line for Doha glory this week?

Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Andrey Rublev are amongst these competing on the Qatar ExxonMobil Open, the place the superstars swapped their racquets for fishing rods forward of the ATP 500 match. Daniil Medvedev, who fell to Stefanos Tsitsipas within the second spherical, was additionally a part of the fishing enjoyable on Sunday.

Carlos Alcaraz fishing in Doha Sunday.” model=”width:100%;” src=”https://www.atptour.com/-/media/pictures/information/2026/02/17/19/30/alcaraz-doha-2026-fishing.jpg”>

The lighthearted outing made waves on social media, with followers having fun with every part from Sinner’s catch of the day to clips of the 4 rivals sharing laughs.

Alcaraz and Sinner are each vying for his or her first Doha crown. The Italian is making his first look whereas Alcaraz is competing in Qatar for the second consecutive yr.

“It was very fast, it was one and a half hours, however we had a whole lot of enjoyable,” Sinner stated of the fishing journey after his opening win in Doha. “Doing one thing completely different, but additionally attending to know one another a bit bit higher. We talked about completely different stuff. It was good to share this second with all the opposite gamers. We had a fantastic environment.

“This helps additionally earlier than tournaments, and likewise to do one thing completely different to calm down. It was a pleasant expertise. It was the primary time that I went fishing, so it was one thing new additionally for me.”

Jannik Sinner fishing in Doha Sunday.” model=”width:100%;” src=”https://www.atptour.com/-/media/pictures/information/2026/02/17/19/26/sinner-doha-2026-fishing.jpg”>

Alcaraz not too long ago received the Australian Open to finish the Profession Grand Slam and lengthen his lead over Sinner within the battle for World No. 1 within the PIF ATP Rankings. Ought to Alcaraz and Sinner meet within the Doha remaining, it will mark their first conflict in 2026 and seventeenth Lexus ATP Head2Head assembly general.

Rublev is the defending champion in Doha, having additionally triumphed in 2020. He’s seeded to fulfill Alcaraz within the semi-finals.

Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Jannik Sinner take a selfie on a fishing boat Sunday in Doha.” model=”width:100%;” src=”https://www.atptour.com/-/media/pictures/information/2026/02/17/19/30/alcaraz-medvedev-rublev-sinner-doha-2026-fishing-selfie.jpg”>
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