The Spanish top seed outlasted third seed Alex de Minaur of Australia 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 to win the ABN Amro Open in the Netherlands. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Alex de Minaur 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the final of the Rotterdam Open on Sunday, claiming a first indoor trophy of his career alongside titles on grass, clay and hardcourt.

Carlos Alcaraz had to battle through “difficult moments” to reach the first indoor final of his career. The Spaniard defeated Hubert Hurkacz in the Rotterdam Open, setting up a crunch showdown with Alex de Minaur.

Alex de Minaur advances to the Rotterdam Open final where he will face four-time major champion and top seed Carlos Alcaraz.

Carlos Alcaraz beat Alex de Minaur 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the Rotterdam Open final, picking up his first title of the year.

Carlos Alcaraz said Sunday that he had not missed Jannik Sinner at this week's Rotterdam Open, seizing on the world number one's absence to clinch his first indoor title. Sinner pulled out at the last moment from the Rotterdam draw after triumphing at last month's Australian Open.

On a huge sporting weekend, not least because of the Super Bowl, it would be easy to overlook or at least underestimate the significance of Carlos Alcaraz’s victory over Alex de Minaur in the final of the Rotterdam Open,