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21-year-old Spaniard, Alkaraz, ahead of Australia’s D Minaur 6-4, 3-6, 6–2 in the Sunday final at Rotterdam.
Spain’s Carlos Alakraj celebrated as Rotterdam, the Netherlands, Sunday, Sunday, February 9, 2025 won the final match at the ABN AMRO Tennis tournament against Alexi’s Alex de Mininore. (AP Photo/Peter Dijong)
Carlos Alakraj said on Sunday that he had not missed the Jannik Sinner at this week’s Rotterdam Open, confiscated the absence of world number one to achieve his first indoor title.
After the victory at the last month’s Australian Open, the sinner pulled out of the Rotterdam draw.
Asked if he missed his Italian rival after Australia’s Alex de Mainaur 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 6-4, 6-6, 6-2 in the finals of Sunday. Went, Alkaraz took a pinch: “Really not!”
He said, “Now that I am catching the trophy, I am going to say that I do not remember him in the tournament,” he said.
“It could have been very good at him and me in the same tournament. Probably we could play a great final, ”said 21 -year -old.
In the actual final, world number three Alakraj had a lot of weight from both flakes for D. Mainaur, who re -acquired arms shortage to get out of the top seeds.
“This week has really been a good week,” said Alakraj.
Spaniard said, “I was not feeling 100-percent well with a cold here, but every day I felt better and better,” who felt better and better, “who gave him nose-clip all week to help him breathe easy. Was worn
Alkaraj first helped to seize this initiative, breaking the service of D. Mainaur in the third game, a double-fault and some cruel groundstroke.
But Australian, finished eighth in the world, broke to love in the seventh game to bring back the set on service at 4-4.
In the next game, a sick-judge drop shot below 0–30 returned the pressure on D. Mainaur and Alkraj produced a powerful backhand pass to give himself a chance to serve the set.
Spaniels secured the opener for the first time to ask, De Mainaur netted Fourhand Return and gave himself a tough battle to return to the match.
The second set saw a change in the speed as D. Minor managed his own initial break and put it in a 3–0 lead.
D Minaur gave two opportunities on another break, but agreed to serve himself to give themselves a chance to close the set.
They level the match, as Alkaraz dumped a backhand in the net, causing two wild forehands out of the court for a long time.
The decisive set went with service until the sixth game when Alakraj put his nose in front, broke the service of Australian with a drop shot, which was widened by D Minaur.
D Minaur served a match to be in the match below 5–2, but hit Alakraj a terrible double fault to give two match points.
He then pushed a tired backhand to the net to give Alkaraz’s victory and the 17th tour title, the crowd rose in his feet as a Spaniad Roar “Vamos”.
For D Minaur, it was a case of Diza Wu, as he lost to the sinner in the last year last year.
It has been two years since this runner-up trophy. I hope I will one day put my hand on the winners, “said Australian.
Talking to reporters after the match, D Minaur revealed that he too was struggling with the disease.
“I’m just eager to go to bed and hopefully resting something,” he said.
“I don’t need to make excuses, I go there, compete, I made my best, was not enough today.”
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and a syndicated news agency has been published from feed – AFP,
