{"id":25081,"date":"2025-02-11T03:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T03:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25081"},"modified":"2025-02-11T03:01:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T03:01:13","slug":"novak-djokovic-joins-rafael-nadal-in-congratulating-carlos-alcaraz-after-spaniards-rotterdam-2025-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=25081","title":{"rendered":"Novak Djokovic joins Rafael Nadal in congratulating Carlos Alcaraz after Spaniard’s Rotterdam 2025 triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Novak Djokovic joined Rafael Nadal in congratulating Carlos Alcaraz on his monumental triumph at the 2025 Rotterdam Open. The 21-year-old entered the tournament without having much success on the indoor hard courts, however, he silenced all his naysayers with his scintillating tennis.<\/p>\n

Alcaraz kicked off his campaign by taking revenge over his 2024 US Open conqueror Botic van de Zandschulp, following which he clinched routine wins over Andrea Vavassori and Pedro Martinez. He then ousted eighth seed Hubert Hurkacz in a topsy-turvy thriller to set up a showpiece clash with third seed Alex de Minaur, where the Spaniard’s dynamic tennis helped him win 6-4, 3-6, 6-2.<\/p>\n

Following his triumph, Carlos Alcaraz took to Instagram on February 9 to celebrate his Rotterdam Open win with his fans and shared a couple of images with the title in his hands.<\/p>\n

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“It means so much to me to win in Rotterdam! \ud83c\udfc6 It has been a very special week! \ud83d\udd1d Thank you for the support from day one! \u2764\ufe0f Congratulations @alexdeminaur for the tournament and a tremendous battle today in the final!” Alcaraz captioned his post.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n