Big Fish: Alcaraz Hangs with Sinner, Medvedev, Rublev

Here's how Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner spent some downtime together.

By Richard Pagliaro
02/17/2026

By Richard Pagliaro | Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz has a bulls-eye on his back as the man the rest of the ATP pack chases.

Over the weekend, Alcaraz was a floating force with some of his rivals.

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Alcaraz, world No. 2 Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev took a fishing trip together before the start of this week’s Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

The tournament, noting no AI involvement, posted these images of the fishing foursome with Alcaraz apparently reeling in the biggest catch of all.

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The 22-year-old Spaniard caught a milestone on court in Doha today defeating Arthur Rinderknech, 6-4, 7-6(5) to reel in his 150th career hard-court victory.

Richard Pagliaro. Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.

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