Carlos Alcaraz can now add an inner title to its croissant tennis RESUME.
The 21-year-old beat Alex de Minaur 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the final of the Rotterdam Open on Sunday, saying a first in the room of his career alongside titles on the grass, The clay and the Courcale.
The victory made Alcaraz the first Spanish champion of the 52 years of history of the tournament, while he also exceeded the compatriot and coach Juan Carlos Ferrero with his 17th title ATP Tour.
“I knew I (could) play very good tennis on the interior courts, it was just time,” said Alcaraz, according to the ATP. “I didn’t have too much experience in the interior courts.
“There are a lot of players who play better tennis on the interior shorts than me, but I improve and it’s a really important week.”
Arriving in the Netherlands with a cold, Alcaraz wore a band on his nose throughout the tournament to help breathe. He had to go through three games three times three times, including a tense victory over Hubert Hurkacz, Poland in the semi-final.
Against de Minaur, who went to No. 6 in the world ranking after the match, Alcaraz asked for a service break before dropping his own service game at 4-3. Imperturbable, he retaliated immediately with a superb shot and quickly finished the first set when De Minaur made a return.
The Australian, however, responded, during the race in an advance of 3-0 at the start of the second set and to level the match when Alcaraz failed to recover a setback.
This paved the way for an intriguing conclusion in the competition. With the two players who push a breakthrough, it was Alcaraz who took control of the decisive whole while De Minaur pierced a wide approach.
Another service break shortly after finishing the victory of the world n ° 3 in an hour and 54 minutes, when he became the first player in 21 years to win the tournament in his early days.
In his interview on the ground, Alcaraz said that he had not been 100% at the start of the week because of the cold, but that he felt “better” over the days.
De Minaur, despite not abandoning a set in Rotterdam before facing Alcaraz, suffered a second consecutive defeat in the tournament final after losing against N ° 1 World MANIFANK sinner Last year.
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