Carlos Alcaraz made a winning start at the ATP 500 event in Doha. World no. ousted the former world no. 3 Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4 in the first round for his 219th ATP victory. The first came on February 17, 2020, at the ATP 500 Rio de Janeiro tournament!

World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz found himself trailing in the second set to Croatia's Marin Cilic, but battled back for a 6-4, 6-4 win Monday in the opening round at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha.

ATP Doha promises plenty of entertaining action with eight second-round matches scheduled and a number of star names in action. As always, we at LWOT will offer our predictions for every match on the slate,

World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz made a winning debut in Doha. The Spaniard played his first match at the ATP 500 event against Marin Cilic in a battle of the former US Open champions. The young gun ousted the veteran 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 39 minutes for a place in the second round.

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alex de Minaur 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the final of the Rotterdam Open on Sunday, claiming a first indoor trophy of his career alongside titles on grass, clay and hardcourt.

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz overpowered Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori 6-2, 6-1 in just over an hour on Thursday in the second round of the ABN AMRO Open at Rotterdam, Netherlands.