Rotterdam Open News

Alcaraz started his season with a quarterfinal finish in the Australian Open, losing to Novak Djokovic, but now has something to cheer about as it is his first trophy since beating Jannik Sinner at the Beijing Open last October.

Defending champion and French tennis star Gael Monfils booked his place in the semi-final of the ongoing Rotterdam Open following a comfortable straight sets win over Britain's Dan Evans in the last-eight clash in the Netherlands on Saturday. 

Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas lost 7-5, 6-4 to unseeded Slovenian Aljaz Bedene as upsets continued at the Rotterdam Open on Thursday.

Top seed Daniil Medvedev crashed out of the Rotterdam Open on Wednesday, losing to 104th-ranked Canadian Vasek Pospisil, who marched into the last 16 with a 6-4, 6-3 victory. 

With the win in Rotterdam, Monfils picked his eighth career Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) title.

Wawrinka, will next face Canadian Denis Shapovalov who defeated Tomas Berdych 6-4, 6-3 for a place in the last four at the Ahoy arena in Rotterdam.

Roger Federer celebrated his impending return to the top of the world rankings by winning the Rotterdam Open on Sunday, his 97th title.

Even though the World No 1 lost sleep for watching Winter Games, he dismissed the Italian in straight sets to play the final.  

Despite conceding the first set to Robin Haase in the quarterfinal, Swiss legend ups the ante in the remaining two sets to reach the Rotterdam Open semifinals and also claimed the World No 1 ranking aged 36. 

Three-time Grand Slam champion Stanislas Wawrinka blew a one-set lead to fall 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 against unfancied Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor in a first-round shock at the Rotterdam Open on Tuesday.

A wrist injury cut short Nadal`s season in 2016.

Kyrgios has garnered a reputation for being a hothead with a questionable temperament and his Shanghai meltdown was the latest in a string of incidents that have marred his career.