Alcaraz goes fishing with Sinner, Medvedev and Rublev—in matching attire—ahead of opening Doha win

For the first time since becoming the youngest man to ever complete a Career Grand Slam at the Australian Open, Carlos Alcaraz is back in action on the ATP Tour.

But before resuming his winning ways, the world No. 1 enjoyed a taste of local culture with some of his favorite peers on tour in Doha.

Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner joined besties Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev for an outing on the water. The activity on offer: traditional Qatari fishing.

The four competitors put on matching white t-shirts and similar plaid-patterned pants before getting a tutorial on board. The video shared by the tournament showcased Rublev’s unfiltered reactions to it all, with all four players succeeding in reeling in their catch of the day.

A day after Sinner opened his Qatar ExxonMobil Open campaign with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Tomas Machac, Alcaraz followed suit Tuesday by eliminating Arthur Rinderknech.

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The Spaniard saved both break points he faced and erased a pair of set points at 5-6 in the second set to fend off Rinderknech, 6-4, 7-6 (5).

“One time you let me win?” the Frenchman joked after dropping to 0-5 against Alcaraz.

“Arthur is a really dangerous player. Nobody wants to play against him in the first round,” the top seed admitted after notching the 150th hard-court victory of his career.

Alcaraz, who withdrew from last week’s ATP 500 in Rotterdam, next meets Rinderknech’s compatriot Valentin Royer for a place in the quarterfinals.