No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain was pushed to three sets before finishing off Dutch wild card Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-1 in the first round of the ABN AMRO Open on Tuesday in Rotterdam,

Alcaraz stole the opening set on a tiebreak after trailing 3-5 and saving a set point with van de Zandschulp serving at 5-4, 40-30. Van de Zandschulp, the world No 84, responded b

Spanish tennis star Carlos Alcaraz had a tough debut at the Rotterdam Open, securing a hard-fought win against Dutch wild card Botic van de Zandschulp on Wednesday, according to the ATP Tour website.Alcaraz was put through paces,

In fact, Alcaraz has not advanced beyond the quarterfinal of an ATP Tournament since Beijing. With Jannik Sinner pulling out of the Rotterdam ATP 500 (called the ABN AMRO Open for

Carlos Alcaraz has provided a significant health update a few days before his Rotterdam Open debut. Some reporters at the press conference questioned his form for the Rotterdam event recently, after healing from an illness that had impeded his event preparation.