No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain was pushed to three sets before finishing off Dutch wild card Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-1 in the first round of the ABN AMRO Open on Tuesday in Rotterdam,

Carlos Alcaraz has provided a significant health update a few days before his Rotterdam Open debut. Some reporters at the press conference questioned his form for the Rotterdam event recently, after healing from an illness that had impeded his event preparation.

Carlos Alcaraz has missed training and began wearing a nasal strip as he battles a cold before the Rotterdam Open.

Carlos Alcaraz has given an update on his physical health after suffering from an illness in the build up to his debut at the Rotterdam Open. The 21-year-old will play world No 84 Botic van de Zandschulp in his first match at the ATP 500 tournament on Tuesday.

Australian Open, Carlos Alcaraz didn’t play any hard-court tournament before Indian Wells and preferred playing on the South American clay.

In fact, Alcaraz has not advanced beyond the quarterfinal of an ATP Tournament since Beijing. With Jannik Sinner pulling out of the Rotterdam ATP 500 (called the ABN AMRO Open for

Carlos Alcaraz has asserted that he “wants to take revenge” on Botic van de Zandschulp ahead of his showdown with the Dutchman at the 2025 Rotterdam Open. The Spaniard also addressed whether his defeat to Novak Djokovic at the 2025 Australian Open was a “missed opportunity.