Top seed Carlos Alcaraz from Spain surpassed the third seed Alex de Minaur from Australia 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to win ABN Amro Open on Sunday in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
It marks World No. 3’s first tournament gain on the New Year and his 17th ATP Singles title.
In a tightly questioned match, Alcaraz won two -thirds of his first service points (34 out of 51) but also 64 percent of his other serving (16 out of 25). He saved 3 out of 5 breaking points while breaking the mine’s napkin on 4 out of 8 opportunities.
It was 2-2 in the third set before Alcaraz broke Minaur’s napkin in the sixth and eighth matches and won at their second match point.
Dallas Open
Unseeded Canadian Denis Shapovalov took down No. 2 Frö Casper Ruud by Norway 7-6 (5), 6-3 in the final in Texas.
Shapovalov only won his third career ATP Singles title, but it was his second in less than four months after he broke through in Belgrade in November last year. It is his first victory over the ATP 250 level; The Dallas Open is an ATP 500 event.
He fired 13 aces with only two double errors on Sunday and won 36 out of 50 first service points (72 percent). The first set of tiebreaker was knotted 4-4 before Shapovalov won three of the last four points to earn the set; He then ran out to a 4-1 lead in the second set on his way to victory.
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