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.

World No 3 Carlos Alcaraz made another suggestion to the ATP Tour in order to safeguard the well-being of players after speaking out against the schedule that he felt was too congested and gave players little time to allow their bodies to recover.

Carlos Alcaraz swept past qualifier Andrea Vavassori to reach the quarter-finals of the ABN AMRO Open in Rotterdam. World number three and top seed Alcaraz needed just over an hour to defeat Italian doubles specialist Vavassori 6-2 6-1 and continue his hunt for a first indoor trophy.

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,

Carlos Alcaraz has missed training and began wearing a nasal strip as he battles a cold before the Rotterdam Open.

Recently, Italian legend Adriano Panatta took a shot at Alcaraz for the way he lost to Djokovic in Melbourne: “Mentally Djokovic crushes anyone, the other one took the bait with all his boots. Novak is a great champion, phenomenal, nice or unpleasant, it’s subjective.

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Carlos Alcaraz recorded one of his easiest wins in a while when he bested Andrea Vavassori in the second round of the 2025 Rotterdam Open. Alcaraz was given a relatively brutal draw at the ATP 500

Carlos Alcaraz thinks that the ongoing changes in tennis balls have directly influenced the rising number of injuries in the sport. The Spaniard is calling on the authorities to take notice of this matter and implement changes.