Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz Edges Alex De Minaur To Win Maiden ABN AMRO Open Rotterdam Title
Wendi Oliveros is a diehard tennis fan that is known to set her clock at ridiculous hours to watch live action especially during the Australian Open. She is known for indulging in strawberries and cream during Wimbledon and has watched the US Open live several times.
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Carlos Alcaraz and Alex de Minaur put on a great show in the ABN AMRO Open Rotterdam final. Alcaraz was wearing a nasal strip due to a cold, and de Minaur was reportedly under the weather. Both battled through and produced excellent tennis in the three-set match.
The speed and agility of both players produced some amazing rallies. Alcaraz won the first set but suffered backhand errors in the second as de Minaur raised his level. The third set was about who could outlast the other, and Alcaraz was up to the task today. The final score was 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz with an ABSURD shot against Alex de Minaur in Rotterdam.
Truly ridiculous movement and instincts.
There are tennis players.
And there are super heroes.
Carlos Alcaraz is both.
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) February 9, 2025
The Rotterdam Open is among the most esteemed ATP 500 tournaments on the men’s tennis calendar whose maiden champion was Arthur Ashe in 1972. Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner are the 2023 and 2024 champions.
Big Win For Carlos Alcaraz And Spanish Tennis
Alcaraz has Spanish tennis greats who preceded him, most notably Rafael Nadal and Alcaraz’s coach Juan Carlos Ferrero. Neither has ever captured a Rotterdam Open title. Alcaraz is the first Spaniard to win in Rotterdam.
It is the first tournament win for Alcaraz since last October’s China Open in Beijing and his 17th career title.
Carlos Alcaraz & Hubi Hurkacz are playing video game tennis right now.
Ridiculous hands at the net from Carlos.
Unreal lob from Hubi.
What a match. 😮💨
pic.twitter.com/UVZcDHfnPI— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) February 8, 2025
He nearly did not reach the final after a grueling come-from-behind semifinal win against Hubert Hurkacz.
Men’s Tennis Continues To Be Dominated By Sinner and Alcaraz
While there are contenders such as Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, and de Minaur around them, men’s tennis seems to be a two-man race between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
Both have managed the pressure to perform at a high level. Sinner, 23, has 19 career titles with Alcaraz, 21, chasing him. Barring injury or some calamity outside of either of their control, it feels like the biggest results of the 2025 season will be decided between these two players. Because Alcaraz is currently ranked World No. 3, his journey this season is more complicated in big tournaments because he will either share a section of the draw with Sinner or World No. 2 Zverev.
