US Edition'Great mental effort': Demon prevails despite off-day
Alex de Minaur overcame 30 unforced errors and a strong challenge from local Botic van de Zandschulp to reach his third straight Rotterdam Open semi-final.
- On Friday, Alex de Minaur advanced to the Rotterdam Open semi at Rotterdam Ahoy by winning his quarter-final; the 26-year-old top seed and world No.8 battled Dutch world No.65 Botic van de Zandschulp.
- Battling inconsistency, De Minaur produced 30 unforced errors and credited a "great mental effort" plus superior fitness to stay in control.
- After the second-set tiebreak, De Minaur claimed the set with 7 points, breaking at 5-5 after van de Zandschulp missed volleys, winning after two hours 44 minutes.
- De Minaur's run marks him as the first man since Dutch player Tom Okker in 1976 to reach three consecutive Rotterdam semi-finals, but he says he must play better after losing last year's finals to Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
- Awaiting De Minaur in the semis is Ugo Humbert, who ousted Australian qualifier Christopher O'Connell 6-4, 6-1, while Alcaraz's withdrawal has boosted his chances this year.
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Ugo Humbert breezes past Christopher O Connell 6-4 6-1 in the quarter in Rotterdam on Friday after playing a fantastic match to come up against Alex De Minaur in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 17 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the 1st round in 2021, 2022 and 2024. Here you can see his history at this event. (image) RotterdamHumbert's Record (image) Ugo ad…
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This Friday the quarterfinals of the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam were completed, with the victory of top seed Alex de Minaur over the last local player remaining in the competition – Botic van de Zandschulp – who, despite a good battle, ended up being eliminated, while De Minaur is now one step away...
Four players qualify for the semifinals of the Rotterdam ATP-500 tournament (Symbolic image - AI generated) Four players reached the semifinals of the Rotterdam ATP-500 tournament on Friday evening. Frenchman Ugo Humbert, who had a remarkable week in the Netherlands, will face Australian Alex De Minaur. The other semifinal will pit Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime against Kazakhstani Alexander Bublik. Humbert, the 36th-ranked world number one and …
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