Spain's top seed Alcaraz swept the former US Open champion and Croatian star Cilic 6:4 in the first round of the men's singles at the 2025 Doha Open on the 17th local time to advance to the second round.

Spain's top seed, Alcaraz

The 36-year-old Cilic once had a 40-0 advantage in the second set when he led 4-3, but unexpectedly lost five consecutive balls, and then was depleted by Alcaraz on his own serve to get a break point, which became a watershed moment for Alcaraz to become the winner.

Alcaraz said: "I'm happy that I managed to get the game in the end, it gave me the chance to keep playing, Marin presses when you serve, he has a good return and I'm happy that I stayed calm at the moment and did what I usually do, played a good shot, and was really happy to win the game in straight sets." ”

Croatian star Cilic

Alcaraz's next opponent in the round will be the winner of the clash between China's Zhang Zhizhen and Italy's Nadi, and as for Sinner's three-month ban, he only said lightly that he would not care too much and would focus on his goals.