Alex de Minaur is moving to the last four ATP 500 tournaments in Rotterdam and placed a 10th career title.
Rotterdam, Netherlands, February 7, 2025 AAP
Alex de Minaur did not waste time turning to the semifinals at Rotterdam Open, where he worked on Jannik Sinner last year.
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Instead, the sixth Tsitsipas seed was eliminated 6-4 6-2 by the impressive Italian qualifier Mattia Bellucci in the next quarterfinals in the Rotterdam Ahoy Arena.
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But while De Minaur will not underestimate Bellucci, he will certainly be pleased to face a living left ridge like Tsitsipas, who owns a 11-1 winning record against Aussie no. 1.
“I know I play against amazing opponents and every day is a big challenge because I’m still not at this level,” he admitted Bellucci, who could hardly believe his remarkable weekly work.
“Maybe I can play two or three matches, but then I have to keep the energy up.” But I’m sure I’m looking forward to any new step. ”
De Minaur advanced remarkably in a convenient way, but raised the kit, although it sounded as if it were hard work against the world no. 93 Altmaier.
Given the unexpected second chance of competing after removing in the qualifying rounds, Altmaier was not so happy when he found a tournament at the tournament that proved to be a happy hunting ground.
The German became the first man for a week to break De Minaur when he called a commendable resistance in the second set.
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He caught this break with a wonderful point that ended by DE MINAUR powered breaking towards Altmaier’s body, so the German left him to end up throwing his rocket in desperation when he wondered what he had to do to penetrate the highest defense of Aussie.
“I just thought to get back to this rally,” De Minaur said. “And it was an incredible rally that went to me, and apparently gave me a great confidence that served the match with the new balls.”
“It was like a fight with an opponent, conditions, a little everything, out there.”
“I’m happy to get up and play some good tennis, and when I needed it, dig up very deeply.”
Certainly he does not take Bellucci easily while trying to become the first Australian winner in Rotterdam by his captain Davis Cup Lleyton Hewitt in 2004.
“He has his interrupted tournament,” De Minaur shrugged from Bellucci. “The defeat of Medvedeva is a very, very hard task in every judgment – and plays with great confidence.”
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