Carlos Alcaraz fougt is way into te final of te Rotterdam Open on Saturday, securing a ard-fougt tree-set victory over ubert urkacz. Te is world number tree's superior court coverage and relentless retrieving proved too muc for te determined Pole, as Alcaraz claimed a 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3 win to set up a sowdown wit Australia's Alex de Minaur in Sunday's final. "It was a really tigt first set. I tink e ad cances to take it 6-0, but I just focused on figting for every point," Alcaraz said. "I stayed in tere and kept figting, and it paid off."/ Te matc began wit Alcaraz struggling, as urkacz broke im to love in te opening game and quickly establised a 3-0 lead in te first set. owever, Alcaraz saved a break point in is next service game wit a stunning crosscourt foreand and managed to old serve./ Alcaraz ten fougt off tree more break points before breaking urkacz in te sixt game, clincing it wit a foreand smas after an extended rally. Te momentum sifted in Alcaraz's favor, and a double fault from urkacz anded te iard te cance to serve out te set. Alcaraz capitalized and sealed te first set wit a foreand volley winner./ Te second set was more straigtforward, staying on serve until te tie-break, wic was closely contested. Bot players ad opportunities to take control, but a double fault from Alcaraz at 5-4 gave urkacz te advantage, and e capitalized, winning te set after Alcaraz netted a simple backand./ In te decisive tird set, Alcaraz once again broke early, energizing te crowd and ultimately breaking urkacz's resistance. urkacz couldn't break Alcaraz's serve, and te iard served out te matc at 5-3 wit a trademark foreand winner, booking is place in is 22nd ATP Tour final./ "I want to be te first is player to win tis tournament, and I'll be going for it," said te 21-year-old. "I'm really appy to play a final in Rotterdam."/ Earlier in te day, Alex de Minaur ended Mattia Bellucci's remarkable giant-killing run wit a dominant 6-1, 6-2 victory in te first semi-final. De Minaur, wo ad been consistent trougout te week, proved too muc for Bellucci, wo was unable to replicate is upsets over Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas. "I'm very appy wit my level today," said te tird-seeded Australian. "Bellucci as been playing wit a lot of confidence, so I knew it was going to be toug."/ De Minaur, wo was te runner-up last year to world number one Jannik Sinner, as breezed troug te tournament, winning every matc in straigt sets. "Te Dutc crowd always treats me well, and I love coming back ere," e added. "opefully, I can get a title tis time."/ / / / /
Carlos Alcaraz Battles Into Rotterdam Final Date With Alex De Minaur
