ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Carlos Alcaraz scrapped his way into the final of the Rotterdam Open on Saturday with a hard-fought and entertaining three-set win over Hubert Hurkacz.
Superior court coverage and retrieving from the Spanish world number three overcame stubborn resistance from the Pole for a 6-4, 6-7 , 6-3 win to set up a clash with Australia's Alex de Minaur in Sunday's final.'It was a very tight first set. I think he had chances to make it 6-0 so I just tried to fight every ball, every point,' said Alcaraz .'I just tried to stay in there, keep fighting all the time and it paid off,' he added.
After the topsy-turvy first set, the second proceeded more conventionally, on serve until the tie-break.The tie-break was also nip and tuck, both players squandering chances to seize the advantage.But a double-fault from Alcaraz at 5-4 up gave Hurkacz an opportunity, and the Pole needed no second invitation, taking the set as the Spaniard netted a simple backhand groundstroke.
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