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Saudi Footballer Salem Al-Dawsari Named 2022 AFC Player of the Year

President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa (L) presents Saudi Arabia's forward Salem al-Dawsari with the AFC Player of the Year award during the AFC Annual Awards Doha 2022 on October 31, 2023. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa (L) presents Saudi Arabia's forward Salem al-Dawsari with the AFC Player of the Year award during the AFC Annual Awards Doha 2022 on October 31, 2023. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
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Saudi Footballer Salem Al-Dawsari Named 2022 AFC Player of the Year

President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa (L) presents Saudi Arabia's forward Salem al-Dawsari with the AFC Player of the Year award during the AFC Annual Awards Doha 2022 on October 31, 2023. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)
President of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa (L) presents Saudi Arabia's forward Salem al-Dawsari with the AFC Player of the Year award during the AFC Annual Awards Doha 2022 on October 31, 2023. (Photo by KARIM JAAFAR / AFP)

Saudi national team player and Al-Hilal SFC winger Salem Al-Dawsari was crowned the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Player of the Year for 2022 in a ceremony at the Qatar National Convention Center in Doha.

Salem has solidified his position as one of the best players in Asia, showcasing his talent on the world stage during his participation in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, where he scored the winning goal for the national team in a 2-1 victory against Argentina, which ultimately became the champions.

He also netted a goal against Mexico, equaling the record for the highest number of goals scored by a Saudi player in World Cup matches with a total of three goals.

Locally, Al-Dawsari was a main contributor to Al-Hilal's triumph in the Saudi Pro League 2021-2022 and the King Cup 2022-2023.

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Alcaraz Advances to Face Fils on Tough Day for Seeds at Monte Carlo Masters

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after winning his third round match against Daniel Altmaier of Germany at the ATP Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament in Roquebrune Cap Martin, France, 10 April 2025. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after winning his third round match against Daniel Altmaier of Germany at the ATP Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament in Roquebrune Cap Martin, France, 10 April 2025. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER
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Alcaraz Advances to Face Fils on Tough Day for Seeds at Monte Carlo Masters

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after winning his third round match against Daniel Altmaier of Germany at the ATP Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament in Roquebrune Cap Martin, France, 10 April 2025. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER
Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after winning his third round match against Daniel Altmaier of Germany at the ATP Monte Carlo Masters tennis tournament in Roquebrune Cap Martin, France, 10 April 2025. EPA/SEBASTIEN NOGIER

Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz moved into the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals after beating qualifier Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday.
Alcaraz saved nine of the 10 break points he faced and took five of the seven chances he had.
“Honestly it was difficult, Danny is playing great,” the third-ranked Alcaraz said, according to The Associated Press. “The score doesn’t show how difficult it was.”
At his first clay-court tournament this season, the Spaniard has won four straight sets for the loss of just five games since dropping the opening set to Francisco Cerundolo in their round-of-32 match.
Alcaraz next plays on Friday against Arthur Fils who won by an impressive 6-2, 6-3 against 2023 champion Andrey Rublev in the round of 16.
Fils has advanced to the quarterfinals at three straight Masters following Indian Wells and Miami last month, and raised his record to 14-6 this season.
Two more seeded players were upset on Thursday.
Fourth-seeded Casper Ruud lost to Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 and fifth-seeded Jack Draper was beaten by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4. British left-hander Draper had service problems with 10 double faults and landed fewer than half of his first serves.
The 42nd-ranked Davidovich, who eliminated 11th-seeded American Ben Shelton in the first round, faces Popyrin in the quarterfinals.
Three-time Monte Carlo champion Stefanos Tsitsipas was playing the late match against unseeded Nuno Borges.