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. The Spaniard, No. 3 in the ATP rankings,

With Jannik Sinner pulling out of the Rotterdam ATP 500 (called the ABN AMRO Open for sponsorship purposes), Alcaraz has been elevated to the one-seed of the tournament. Unfortunately, it will not be an easy path to victory for the Spanish superstar.

Former ATP Tour star Paolo Lorenzi believes that Carlos Alcaraz needs to forge “his own identity, his own style of play” to continue his success in the sport. Alcaraz is only 21 but has already forged one of the most successful careers in modern tennis history.

Once again, the issue of constant injuries in professional tennis is being examined; Alcaraz is firm about it. After his first game at the 2025 Rotterdam Open, the global No. Three pointed out the inconsistency of tennis balls used across many events as a key cause of the increasing number of player injuries.

A winner of four Grand Slams, Carlos Alcaraz believes that the constant change of balls has directly impacted to increasing number of injuries in tennis.