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.

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.

Carlos Alcaraz won in the opening round of the 2025 Rotterdam Open despite not feeling his best. The ATP world No. 3 updated fans about the illness he managed after the match. Alcaraz defeated Botic

The former world number 1 arrived in Rotterdam together with Samuel Lopez – who will also accompany him to Doha in the second half of February – and held his first practice session with the champion of the 2023 edition Daniil Medvedev.

Carlos Alcaraz eased into the quarter-finals of the Rotterdam Open on Thursday with a comfortable straight-sets win over Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori.

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.

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.