Carlos Alcaraz

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Carlitos po dzisiejszej wygranej (wszystkie turnieje ATP i WS):

42 QFs
31 SFs
21 finałów
16 tytułów

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Alcaraz's flashy win in Rotterdam: 'I'm here to entertain the people'

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Top seed faces Martinez in quarter-final at indoor hard-court ATP 500
February 06, 2025
Highlights: Alcaraz dominates Vavassori in Rotterdam 2025
Watch Carlos Alcaraz esae into the quarter-finals at the 2025 ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam. Watch live & on demand at TennisTV.com.

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Carlos Alcaraz reaches his 42nd tour-level quarter-final at the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam.
By Jerome Coombe
Carlos Alcaraz continued his quest for a maiden indoor trophy in style Thursday night at the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam.

The top seed at the ATP 500 put on a show to ease past qualifier and doubles World No. 11 Andrea Vavassori 6-2, 6-1 in an entertaining second-round clash. Alcaraz set the tone with a dazzling behind-the-back shot followed by a backhand winner in the second game before motoring to a 63-minute victory to reach his fourth indoor quarter-final (2-1).

“It comes naturally in the moment,” Alcaraz said when asked of the behind-the-back shot. “There are a lot of situations that you cannot practise. You just improvise a little bit and it happens. Getting the win is really important, but I’m here to entertain the people, make them happy and enjoy watching my matches. I’m not looking to do it in every match, but if it comes, it's really good.”


After a testing Rotterdam debut against Botic van de Zandschulp, which he won in three sets, Alcaraz asserted his dominance early in Thursday's encounter with Vavassori. With partner Simone Bolelli, Vavassori qualified for the Nitto ATP Finals in his hometown Turin last year, but the Italian was unable to impose his net-charging style against Alcaraz, who picked him off with a barrage of passing shots.

“Today was much better,” said Alcaraz. “Everytime that I leave the court, I’m always thinking how I can be better. That’s what happened after the first round. I just tried to be focused on the things that I had to improve from the first round. Not making too many mistakes, not having too many ups and downs in the match. If I’m a break up, just to keep going with the same intensity. That’s what I tried today, I think what I did was pretty good. After these types of matches, my confidence goes up.”

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The No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings and four-time major champion won 85 per cent (22/27) of first-serve points, according to Infosys ATP Stats, to reach his 42nd tour-level quarter-final. Alcaraz, who last year became the first player to win ATP 500 titles on clay, grass and hard courts, will next face Pedro Martinez in an all-Spanish matchup.

Martinez defeated fifth seed Holger Rune 6-4, 6-1 to advance to his 15th ATP Tour quarter-final. The Spaniard kept his composure to notch an 88-minute victory over an out-of-sorts Rune — his first against a Top 20 opponent on hard courts. Rune, the No. 14 in the PIF ATP Rankings, called for the physio after dropping the first set, but ultimately could not contain his unforced error count, which hit 44 by the end of the second-round match.

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Alcaraz delighted with 'perfect match' to reach Rotterdam SFs

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Carlos Alcaraz reached his first ATP Tour semi-final of the season on Friday at the ABN AMRO Open, where he overcame Spaniard Pedro Martinez 6-2, 6-1 to maintain his impressive record against countrymen.

After being pushed to three sets against Botic van de Zandschulp on his debut in Rotterdam, Alcaraz dispatched Andrea Vavassori for just the loss of three games in the second round.

The 21-year-old built on that clinical win with a comprehensive display against Martinez, who was pulled from side to side for the majority of the 71-minute clash.

"I played really good tennis today, a really high level. And I have done the right things again," Alcaraz said. "I was really focused before the match, on my things, on my own tennis. I tried to put everything in today. Being aggressive, pushing him to the limit every point. I think I did the perfect match and I am happy to keep improving every day. Hopefully in the semi-finals I will be even better."

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Alcaraz has now won his past 12 matches against countrymen and is the fourth Spaniard to reach the last four at the ATP 500 event in Rotterdam, joining coach Juan Carlos Ferrero (2004), Rafael Nadal (09’) and Pablo Carreno Busta (’20).

Chasing his first title since Beijing in October, the top seed will meet Pole Hubert Hurkacz on Saturday evening in his 33rd tour-level semi-final.


Martinez was aiming to advance to his first tour-level semi-final in his fifth attempt. However, he was unable to cope with Alcaraz’s power in front of a capacity crowd in the Ahoy Arena. Alcaraz fired 17 winners in the first set according to Infosys ATP Stats and did not face a break point in the pair’s first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting.

The 27-year-old Martinez defeated Roberto Bautista Agut and Holger Rune this week and is up to No. 40 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.

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Alcaraz holds off Hurkacz, sets De Minaur final in Rotterdam

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Carlos Alcaraz is heating up in pursuit of his maiden indoor title at the ABN AMRO Open.

The Spaniard delivered a typically highlight-ridden display on Saturday night to overcome a similarly dialled-in Hubert Hurkacz 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-3 in Rotterdam. Alcaraz saved three break points to avoid a double-break deficit before surging to the first set in the semi-final clash, and he later eased through the decider for a richly entertaining two-hour, 21-minute victory.

Already a 16-time tour-level titlist across hard courts, clay and grass, Alcaraz is now just one win from adding an indoor trophy to his collection. Awaiting the top seed in Sunday’s championship match in Rotterdam will be Alex de Minaur, who earlier snapped the dream run of qualifier Mattia Bellucci with a 6-1, 6-2 victory.

It All Adds Up

Hurkacz made a barnstorming start in pursuit of his first Lexus ATP Head2Head victory in four attempts against Alcaraz. The Pole was secure on serve early and struck the ball cleanly off both wings en route to holding three points for a double break lead at 4-1, 0/40.

Yet from there Alcaraz turned a pulsating first set, which featured a host of high-quality, all-court points, on its head. The 21-year-old repeatedly showcased his remarkable movement in defence, and he stayed aggressive at every opportunity to reel off five straight games and secure the set in breathtaking fashion.



Perhaps stunned by the first-set turnaround, Hurkacz immediately fell to 15/40 in the opening game of the second, but the Pole held firm and serve dominated the rest of the set. In the tie-break, Alcaraz earned the first minibreak for 5/4, but immediately let slip his advantage with a double-fault. Hurkacz quickly capitalised to take the set and ensure a third consecutive three-setter between the two players.

Alcaraz could hardly have reacted more emphatically to that setback. He won 12 of the first 13 points of the decider to earn a 3-0 lead and offered Hurkacz few chances to counter his charge. He wrapped victory having saved five of six break points he faced, according to Infosys Stats.

Now into his first tour-level final since his epic victory against Jannik Sinner last October in Beijing, debutant Alcaraz will hope to become the first Spaniard to lift the trophy in Rotterdam tournament history (since 1974). The No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings is now 8-1 for the 2025 season, after beginning his year by reaching the quarter-finals at the Australian Open.

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The third-seeded De Minaur earlier raced into his second consecutive Rotterdam championship match by staying rock-solid in the face of some moments of brilliance from qualifier Bellucci, who was unable to match his opponent’s consistency in his maiden ATP Tour semi-final.

“He’s played with so much confidence this whole week and played some incredible tennis,” said De Minaur, who is yet to drop a set after four matches this week in Rotterdam. “I knew going in it was going to be a battle and he was going to play loose, the way he has all week long.

"I just had to do my best to stay with him early and see if I could get my chances early. Then it became a little bit more of an uphill battle for him, but he has a very, very bright future ahead, as well as so many more Italians.”



With his Tour-leading 11th match win of 2025, De Minaur improved to 13-4 in Rotterdam, where he last year fell to Sinner in the final. The 25-year-old, will return to a career-high No. 6 in the PIF ATP Rankings on Monday regardless of whether he overcomes Alcaraz on Sunday to lift the trophy.

Despite falling to a 67-minute defeat to De Minaur, Bellucci can reflect on a breakthrough week in Rotterdam. After coming through qualifying, the 23-year-old Italian defeated Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas en route to the semi-finals, ensuring he will on Monday rise 24 spots to a career-high World No. 68.

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