Carlos Alcaraz won in the opening round of the 2025 Rotterdam Open despite not feeling his best. The ATP world No. 3 updated fans about the illness he managed after the match. Alcaraz defeated Botic

Also, Holger Rune secured an entry into the Rotterdam Open second round for the third successive year, beating Australian Open quarterfinalist Lorenzo Sonego 7-6 (4), 6-4 in a match that lasted two hours and 11 minutes. Rune hit 30 winners and had 27 unforced errors, as compared to Italy's 23 winners and 39 unforced errors. (ANI)

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 sponsorship purposes), Alcaraz has been elevated to the one-seed of the tournament.

Carlos Alcaraz has expanded the team around him as he has appointed a new physiotherapist, but that doesn’t mean long-time physio Juanjo Moreno has been fired or is on his way out. Eurosport Spain has revealed that Alcaraz’s “close friend and trusted physiotherapist” Fran Rubio has started working with the four-time Grand Slam winner with their first tournament the ongoing Rotterdam Open.