Alcaraz–Fils Final Set in Doha as Auger-Aliassime Leads Dubai Field After Draw and Wildcards

Overview

• The Qatar ExxonMobil Open singles final schedules world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz against Arthur Fils, who has surged to the title match shortly after returning from back issues.
• Dubai’s 32-player draw lists eight seeds: Félix Auger-Aliassime (1), Alexander Bublik (2), Daniil Medvedev (3), Jack Draper (4), Andrey Rublev (5), Jakub Mensik (6), Karen Khachanov (7) and Jiri Lehecka (8).
• Top seed Auger-Aliassime opens against Zhizhen Zhang on Monday, and fourth seed Jack Draper returns to ATP action against qualifier Quentin Halys.
• Tournament officials awarded wildcards to Wawrinka, Hassan and Echargui, with Wawrinka drawn to face Hassan in the first round.
• Jaume Munar withdrew and was replaced by Valentin Royer, who faces Rublev, while Medvedev starts against Juncheng Shang and Stefanos Tsitsipas meets Ugo Humbert.