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Alcaraz battles into second round

THURSDAY | FEB 19, 2026

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CARLOS ALCARAZ made a triumphant return to action following his Australian Open success as he beat Arthur Rinderknech 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) in the first round in Doha yesterday. Alcaraz, who became the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam with his victory in Melbourne, saw off the 30th-ranked Rinderknech in two closely contested sets. “It was really difficult. Arthur is a really dangerous player. Nobody wants to play against him in the first round,” said Alcaraz. “I’m happy with the level. I’m happy that I got through difficult moments in the match. I’m happy that I stayed calm and positive, and played great tennis.” The world No. 1 will face another Frenchman in round two, 60th-ranked Valentin Royer. Alcaraz took the first set after break ing in the fifth game but faced dogged resistance from Rinderknech, who

Rublev booked his place in the sec ond round with a straight-forward 6-4, 6 3 victory over Dutchman Jesper De Jong. Alcaraz, who lost in the quarterfinals on his Qatar Open debut a year ago, could face one of three former champi ons in the draw, Karen Khachanov, in the last eight if he gets past Royer on Wednesday.

brought up his first break points of the match with the top seed serving to force a tie-break in the second set. The Spaniard saved both and then closed out victory in the tie-break, rip ping a forehand down the line on match point. Alcaraz’s chief rival

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Jannik Sinner is on the other side of the draw. No player other than Alcaraz or Sinner has won a tour-level title at an event featur ing both of them since A n d r e y Rublev lifted the trophy in Madrid in May 2024.

Seventh seed Khachanov needed three sets to overcome Japanese lucky loser Shintaro Mochizuki, while Stefanos Tsitsipas downed Tunisian wild card Moez Echargui to line up a meeting with 2023 winner Daniil Medvedev. Jiri Lehecka, who knocked Alcaraz out of last year’s tournament, swept past American Jenson Brooksby in straight sets in his opening match. – AFP

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Tiger’s return timeline uncertain, but won’t rule out Masters T IGER WOODS (pic) says he has no timetable for a return to golf, but the 15 time major champion hasn’t ruled out the 2026 Masters even as he ponders the over-50s Champions Tour. Woods, who turned 50 on Dec

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injury was no longer an issue, but the disc replacement – on top of multiple back surgeries over the years – was proving challenging to come back from. “I’ve had a fused back and now a disc replacement, so it’s challenging,” he said. “And now I entered a new decade, so that number is starting to sink in and has us thinking about the opportunity to be able to play in a cart. “That’s something that, as I said, I won’t do out here on this (PGA) tour because I don’t believe in it. But on the Champions Tour, that’s certainly that opportunity.” Even as he strives to ready himself for a return to competition, Woods said he has been devoting a tremendous amount of time as chair of the PGA Tour’s Future Competition Committee created to help shape a new-look tour. He envisions a more streamlined schedule, with “more top players playing” – all in a system that still offers opportunities to young talent and keeps sponsors engaged. The time-consuming work means Woods has yet to make up his mind about whether he’d be willing to captain the 2027 US Ryder Cup team, although he said the PGA of America had been in touch. “They have asked me for my input on it, and I haven’t made my decision yet,” he said. “I’m trying to figure out what we’re trying to do with our tour. That’s been driving me hours upon hours every day and trying to figure out if I can actually do our team, our Team USA and our players and everyone that’s going to be involved in the Ryder Cup, if I can do it justice with my time.” – AFP

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30, underwent disc replacement surgery in October, the latest in a series of operations and injuries that have kept him sidelined since the 2024 British Open. “It’s just one of those things where it’s each and every day, I keep trying, I keep progressing,” Woods said yesterday at The Riviera Country Club, where he hosts this week’s PGA Tour Genesis Invitational. “I keep working on it, trying to get stronger, trying to get more endurance in this body and trying to get it at a level at which I can play at the highest level again,” Woods said, adding that he has progressed from chipping and putting practice to hitting full shots. “I’m able to,” he said. “Not well every day, but I can hit them.” Despite the uncertainty, Woods said when asked that the Masters, April 9-12 at Augusta National, was not “off the table.” Woods has won five Masters titles, the most recent an epic 2019 victory that ended his 11 year major championship drought. He suffered severe leg injuries in a 2021 car crash but returned at the 2022 Masters and finished 47th. The veteran superstar had a back operation in September 2024 and was rehabilitating from that setback when he announced in March of 2025 that he had suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon. Woods said the Achilles

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