Carlos Alcaraz cruised into the quarterfinals of the Rotterdam Open on Thursday, dispatching Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori in straight units, 6-2, 6-1, in simply over an hour.
The top-seeded Spaniard’s energy and precision proved an excessive amount of for Vavassori, ranked 317th on this planet. “I think I hit everything pretty well today. Hopefully, I can keep improving and be even better next round,” Alcaraz stated after the match.
Recovering from sickness and carrying a respiratory assist on his nostril, Alcaraz broke within the opening sport and closed out the primary set 6-2 when Vavassori pushed a forehand huge.
The Spaniard once more broke early within the second set, taking the third sport with a luxurious lob. A second break adopted rapidly after, because the Italian double-faulted.
Alcaraz wrapped up the match with one other break of serve, sending a robust forehand return to the toes of Vavassori, who may solely poke it huge.
“I had no ups and downs today, which is good for me, something I’m working on,” Alcaraz stated.
Thursday’s victory was a stark distinction to his first-round match when he required almost three hours to dispatch native hero Botic van de Zandschulp.
“The first match of every tournament is never easy to get used to the conditions, so I’m just trying to make the most of the time I spent here in the first round,” he stated.
Alcaraz will face Pedro Martinez for a spot within the semifinals after his compatriot shocked Danish fifth seed Holger Rune 6-4, 6-1.
Earlier Thursday, Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas saved a match level and battled from a set down to beat native hope Tallon Griekspoor in a three-hour marathon.
The world No. 12 finally overcame spirited resistance from the Dutchman, successful 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (8-6), 7-5 in a match lasting round three hours.
“I feel like I was here for 10 hours today. I felt like me and Tallon played for ages, and I feel like it was a marathon. We started yesterday and finished today,” he joked.
“I always felt that he brought the best out of me. We were both fighting pretty well out on the court. These are matches that are going to be remembered.”
Tsitsipas now faces a quarterfinal conflict with Italian qualifier Mattia Bellucci, who shocked second seed Daniil Medvedev in a marathon three-setter on Wednesday.
Also via to the quarterfinals within the backside half of the draw is final yr’s runner-up Alex de Minaur, who defeated Czech teenager Jakub Mensik 6-4, 6-4.
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