Meanwhile, Casper Ruud, Denis Shapovalov, and Tommy Paul all progressed to the semi-finals of the Dallas Open.

Spanish tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz hurtled into the Rotterdam Open semi-finals on Friday with a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 win over compatriot Pedro Martinez. The world number three, bidding to become the first Spaniard to triumph in Rotterdam,

The stage is set for an entertaining day of semifinal action at the ATP Rotterdam Open with some of the world’s best set to take to the court in the Netherlands.

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz overpowered Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori 6-2, 6-1 in just over an hour on Thursday in the second round of the ABN AMRO Open at Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Alcaraz tends to enjoy facing his compatriots. He has won his last 12 matches in a row against fellow Spanish players.

With Jannik Sinner pulling out of the Rotterdam ATP 500 (called the ABN AMRO Open for sponsorship purposes), Alcaraz has been elevated to the one-seed of the tournament. Unfortunately, it will not be an easy path to victory for the Spanish superstar.

Carlos Alcaraz has lost just six games in his last two matches at the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam. After delivering a commanding 6-2, 6-1 victory over Andrea Vavassori in the round of 16, the Spaniard showed no mercy against Pedro Martínez,

Carlos Alcaraz declared his latest performance at the Rotterdam Open a ‘perfect match’ after storming into his first ATP Tour semi-final of the season.