2025 Rotterdam ATP 500 Open SF - [1] Carlos Alcaraz Garfia (SPN) v/s [8] Hubert Hurkacz (POL)

[Rafa4LifeEver]

H2H - Alcaraz leads 3-0
HC H2H - Alcaraz leads 3-0
Last match - 2023 Cincinnati ATP Master's 1000 SF, Alcaraz def. Hurkacz 26 76 (4) 63, saving a match point in set 2 at 2-6 4-5 30-40 down.

Vote & discuss.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

One thing's for sure, Hurkacz's serve would be the biggest weapon on court today.

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

@dking68

 

[dking68]

@dking68

I honestly don’t know tbh. Hurkacz is a choker but has such a good serve. If it goes to a tiebreak im favoring Raz. I really don’t know but my feeling is Raz in 3

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

@Bride of Alcaraz

 

[dking68]

I’ll be watching though @Rafa4LifeEver . If he wins today I think he’ll win his first indoor title

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

I honestly don’t know tbh. Hurkacz is a choker but has such a good serve. If it goes to a tiebreak im favoring Raz. I really don’t know but my feeling is Raz in 3

Yeah.
Hubie's serve is really dangerous

 

[Rafa4LifeEver]

I’ll be watching though @Rafa4LifeEver . If he wins today I think he’ll win his first indoor title

Beijing last year was indoors, no,?

 

[dking68]

Yeah.
Hubie's serve is really dangerous

This guy finds a way to lose against top players especially when he holds serve so well. So I’m taking Alcaraz in 3, although I could see Raz taking it in 2 tiebreaks. At Wimbledon 2023, Hurkacz served 35 aces against Djo and yet was in the lead in two tiebreaks, yet still found a way to lose.

 

[dking68]

Beijing last year was indoors, no,?

Outdoors

 

[dking68]

@Rafa4LifeEver Looking at their h2h, in every one of their matchups, they played at least one tiebreak. And Hurkacz has lost all of their tiebreaks. So yes Alcaraz in 3

 

[flyingboris]

Damn, Carlos broken at love, not a great start!

 

[flyingboris]

Hubie ripping winners at will. Break point for 4-0!

 

[flyingboris]

Carlos doing the backwards Rafa shuffle to rip an inside-in forehand of himself to get to game point. He's still in it!

 

[Aabye5]

GO, HUBI!

 

[flyingboris]

GO, CARLITOS!!!

 

[flyingboris]

A bloodbath so far. Hubi looking very good right now. 4-1.

 

[tennisjedi]

Alcaraz manages to hold from a 0-40 deficit.

 

[jeroenn]

Lovely hold....jeez..

 

[flyingboris]

Lobbing Hubie, that's a bold strategy

 

[Arak]

Hurkacz in god mode tonight. Tough job for tiny.

 

[flyingboris]

Haha, what an insane game for Carlos to get the break back.

 

[tennisjedi]

Vamos! What a way to break back.

 

[jeroenn]

Holy cow, wtf was that

 

[Arak]

Herculean effort by tiny. Incredible.

 

[flyingboris]

Commentator reminds us that it was 1-4 0-40 Alcaraz. Now serving at 3-4 30-0.

 

[jeroenn]

Hurkey's serve % is dropping like a brick

 

[dking68]

@Rafa4LifeEver this guy finds a way to lose against top players. Watch what happens when it goes to a tiebreaker

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Nice fightback from Carlos

 

[Arak]

What I don’t understand is how Hurkacz is able to hit the outside of the lines consistently. He did that with Federer and ended his career. He’s a lucky mf.

 

[jeroenn]

How the turns have tabled...

 

[MeatTornado]

10 minutes ago it looked like Carlos was in danger of getting bageled

 

[alinefx]

Alcaraz Breaks!

 

[jeroenn]

Highly entertaining set of tennis

 

[tennisjedi]

From being down 1-4 to winning 5 games in a row. The Alcaraz experience.

 

[flyingboris]

What a comeback by Alcaraz! From 1-4 0-40 to 6-4.

 

[TheSlicer]

Amazing tenacity and tactical adjustment after almost losing 2 times his serve against a servebot indoors

 

[dking68]

What a comeback by Alcaraz! From 1-4 0-40 to 6-4.

Cue the Hurkchoke

 

[Aabye5]

GO, CARLITOS!!!

I should have used more exclamation points

 

[TheSlicer]

Cue the Hurkchoke

You know the same about tennis as the turtle in my house, everybody knows that

 

[Aabye5]

Good hold, Hubi

 

[Aabye5]

You know the same about tennis as the turtle in my house, everybody knows that

Master Oogway lives with you?

 

[Aabye5]

Fabulous point

 

[flyingboris]

Hubi is not entertained

 

[MeatTornado]

Is Annacone starting to go senile? He just said 2012 was a year before he started working with Federer.

 

[TheSlicer]

Good to see hubie still putting a good level

 

[jm1972]

I'm just glad Carlitos finally started using the Breathe Right strips. He will go on to dominate tennis from now on.

 

[jm1972]

CARLITOS!!!!!

 

[NYTennisfan]

Carlos is freaking magic. Holy hell at that point

 

[flyingboris]

OMG, the point is never over, is it?