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Alcaraz maintains perfect start to 2025 with straight sets win over  Royer

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World number one, Carlos Alcaraz maintained his perfect start to 2025 with a straight sets win over Valentin Royer at the Doha Open, notching his ninth victory of the year

Alcaraz rallied from 5-2 down in the second set to seal a 6-2, 7-5 success and will face Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals, having won all five of their previous meetings.

Meanwhile, world number two Jannik Sinner eased past Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 7-5, extending his streak to 50 straight wins against players ranked outside the top 50. He now meets Jakub Mensik in the last eight. Elsewhere, Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Daniil Medvedev to reach his first quarterfinal since last April, while Arthur Fils overcame compatriot Quentin Halys.

–Reuters–