Dominant alex

Dominant Alex: Australia's top singles player Alex de Minaur came up with a dominant performance in the Rotterdam Open, racing into the championship match of the ATP 500 event being played at the indoor hard court, winning in straight sets over qualifier Mattia Bellucci of Italy. De Minaur was rock-solid in the face of some moments of brilliance from Bellucci, who was unable to match his opponent’s consistency in his maiden ATP Tour semifinal.

With his Tour-leading 11th match win of 2025, De Minaur improved to 13-4 in Rotterdam, where he also reached the final in 2024 before falling to Jannik Sinner.

The 25-year-old third seed, who will return to a career-high No. 6 in the ATP Rankings on Monday regardless of whether he lifts the trophy, will face top seed Carlos Alcaraz or eighth seed Hubert Hurkacz in Sunday’s final.