Carlos Alcaraz is safely through into the last four at the ATP 500 event in Rotterdam. Like in the second round, Alcaraz enjoyed a relaxed day at the office in the quarter-final against his compatriot,

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.

Carlos Alcaraz is safely through into the last eight in Rotterdam. World no. 3 played against Italy's Andrea Vavassori in the second round and scored a 6-2, 6-1 victory in 63 minutes and remained on the title course.

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.

Former ATP Tour star Paolo Lorenzi believes that Carlos Alcaraz needs to forge “his own identity, his own style of play” to continue his success in the sport. Alcaraz is only 21 but has already forged one of the most successful careers in modern tennis history.

Once again, the issue of constant injuries in professional tennis is being examined; Alcaraz is firm about it. After his first game at the 2025 Rotterdam Open, the global No. Three pointed out the inconsistency of tennis balls used across many events as a key cause of the increasing number of player injuries.

A winner of four Grand Slams, Carlos Alcaraz believes that the constant change of balls has directly impacted to increasing number of injuries in tennis.