BY: Osabuohien Imuetinyanosa
Carlos Alcaraz secured a tight final against Australia’s Alex de Minaur which won him Rotterdam Open and claim the first indoor hardcourt title of his career.
Since September this happened to be his first winning after his victory in Beijing in September. The Rotterdam Open happen to be a 17th ATP title for the 21-year-old Spanish top seed
The four-time Grand Slam winner had to fight hard for the victory after third seed De Minaur won the second set to take the match into a decider.
in the sixth game of the final set the Spanish was able to find a break of serve which proved decisive and finally progress into winning the next two games to seal a 6-4 3-6 6-2 victory.
Alcaraz’s latest success, in his first tournament back following defeat by Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open quarter-finals, added another string to his bow.
He thanked the Rotterdam crowd for a “special week” as he claimed the winner’s prize in his first appearance at the event.
For De Minaur, however, it was a second successive defeat in the Rotterdam final, after finishing runner-up to world number one Jannik Sinner last year.
“It’s been a lot of improvements in my game over the last couple of years and I am going to keep on pushing for more,” said De Minaur, 25, who has won nine titles on the ATP tour.
“It’s been two years now with this runners-up trophy, I’m hoping I will get my hands on the winner’s one day.”(BBC)
Alcaraz remains a unique figure in the sport adding to his credit the Rotterdam open with his French Open and Wimbledon champion titles, and the US Open in 2022, on all three outdoor surfaces, won grand slam titles.
he has been fantastic with his exceptional techniques that thrills the world of tennis which at a time Novak Djokovic before their battle at the Olympics in France had to affirm his charismatic move and sportmanship in the sport. But the one time rival of his time still remains Sinner. Carlos Alcaraz has also won all three matches he has played against Alex de Minaur from whom he claimed his new title.
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