Carlos Alcaraz def. Valentin Royer — Round of 16, Qatar Open 2026
ATP 500HardDoha, Qatar
Played18 Feb 2026
🇪🇸ranked ATP number 1 going into this drawWon
Carlos Alcaraz seeded 1 6 7
🇫🇷ranked ATP number 57 going into this draw
Valentin Royer 2 5
🇪🇸Carlos Alcaraz
🇫🇷Valentin Royer
Match stats
Serve
4
Aces
2
2
Double faults
2
81%
1st serve in
56%
66%
1st serve points won
60%
62%
2nd serve points won
43%
65%
Service points won
52%
4/5
Break points saved
4/8
Return
48%
Return points won
35%
4/8
Break points won
1/5
75
Total points won
57
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
9–1
Last 10 matches
2–8
7–0
Last 30 days
1–3
By surface
21–1
Hard
9–11
4–1
Indoor hard
0–1
By round
3–0
R16
1–2
3–0
QF
1–0
6–0
At ATP 500s
2–2
How their matches go
26
Completed matches
21
73%
Won in straight sets
29%
19%
Won after losing a set
14%
4%
Lost after winning a set
33%
4%
Lost in straight sets
24%
8–4
Tiebreaks
7–9
3–1
Deciding sets
3–5
21/22
Won after winning set 1
7/8
3/4
Won after losing set 1
2/13
Serve and return, last 5 matches
66%
1st serve in
64%
77%
1st serve points won
73%
59%
2nd serve points won
44%
71%
Break points saved
67%
37%
Return points won
33%
32%
Break points won
57%
6.0
Aces a match
9.2
2.2
Double faults a match
3.2
Last 14 days
1
Matches
2
2
Sets
5
1
Days since last match
2
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Carlos Alcaraz | Valentin Royer |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪ZverevNo. 4 | ||
| 🇩🇪ZverevNo. 4 | WonMelbourne SF | LostShanghai R64 |
| 🇫🇷MoutetNo. 35 | ||
| 🇫🇷MoutetNo. 35 | WonMelbourne R32 | WonHangzhou SF |
| 🇺🇸FritzNo. 7 | ||
| 🇺🇸FritzNo. 7 | WonTurin RRWonTokyo F | LostMelbourne R128 |
| 🇬🇧NorrieNo. 26 | ||
| 🇬🇧NorrieNo. 26 | LostParis R32 | LostMetz R32 |
| 🇦🇷BaezNo. 34 | ||
| 🇦🇷BaezNo. 34 | WonTokyo R32 | WonBrussels R32 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 5–1 | 2–3 |