Alex de Minaur captured his first indoor title in Rotterdam, defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3, 6-2 to claim the 11th ATP crown of his career. The victory is also the equal-biggest title of the Australian’s career.

De Minaur had lost in the final the previous two years, to Jannik Sinner in 2024 and to Carlos Alcaraz in 2025, making this success particularly significant. “Yeah, I mean, third time lucky,” De Minaur said afterwards.

“Super stoked, super happy—I mean, it ended up being a great week here in Rotterdam, a place where I always feel really, really good. I was just a step short the last previous years.

“It feels great to finally lift the title.”

His route to the title included a fraught quarterfinal against Botic van de Zandschulp, a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5 win in which de Minaur had to serve to stay in the match at 4-5 in the deciding set. By reaching the final he became the first player in the tournament’s 53-year history to reach three consecutive finals.

On paper Auger-Aliassime was the week’s sternest test: eight of his nine career ATP titles had come indoors, he had won a title the previous week in Montpellier and he had not surrendered a service game in the tournament, holding all 39 service games leading into the final.

De Minaur produced his best performance when it mattered, breaking Auger-Aliassime three times, converting three of five break points and never facing a break point himself in a 78-minute match. He closed the win with his first ace of the match.

“That’s what it’s all about, doing my best to rise up to the occasion,” he said. “As the tournament goes on you try to find ways and solutions and try to give yourself the best chance to play better the following day, and I did exactly that. Every day I got better, and I’m super pleased with the performance today.”

The Rotterdam title is de Minaur’s fourth ATP 500 trophy; he previously won Acapulco in 2023 and 2024 and Washington D.C. in 2025, all on outdoor hard courts. Auger-Aliassime reached his 22nd ATP final and his ninth at the ATP 500 level or above.

Alexander Bublik moved into the Rotterdam semifinals after a dramatic three-set victory over Jaume Munar, winning 6-4, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (3) in a match that lasted two hours and 42 minutes. The triumph was the 200th tour-level win of Bublik’s career, the first time a man representing Kazakhstan in the Open Era has reached that mark.

The 28-year-old continued a rich run of form. He is 41-11 since the start of Roland Garros last year, a stretch that included his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at Roland Garros and a sequence of deep runs that has produced seven semifinals in the last eight months. That period also brought five titles in Halle, Gstaad, Kitzbuhel, Hangzhou and Hong Kong, plus his first Masters 1000 semifinal in Paris.

Bublik is also only the 14th man born in 1997 or later to record 200 career tour-level wins. On Friday he came close to closing Munar out in straight sets but was forced into a deciding set. It was his third three-setter of the week. Down an early break at 2-1 in the final set, Bublik immediately broke back, steadied on serve and carried his momentum into the final-set tiebreak. He opened the breaker 4-1 and held on to clinch the win.

“I’m really lucky at the end that I served unbelievably,” Bublik said afterwards. “I only served first serves in the tie-break, so I guess that was the key in the third set. But I’m really tired—I just need to find a way to recover for tomorrow’s match.”

Awaiting Bublik in the semifinals is world No. 6 Felix Auger-Aliassime, who defeated Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2), 6-2 earlier in the day.

Taylor Fritz faces Sebastian Korda in one of the headline quarterfinals at the Dallas Open as the tournament narrows to just three Americans: Fritz, Ben Shelton and Korda.

Fritz’s 2026 has been interrupted by knee trouble. Tendinitis in his right knee flared at the Australian Open against Lorenzo Musetti and again during a tight opening match with Marcos Giron in Dallas. He followed that with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Brandon Nakashima on Wednesday and praised the rhythm he found on court. “Coming off the match from the other night, I got a lot of rhythm,” Fritz said. “I had a bit more time, I felt like I could really attack more…I felt like I was hitting the ball great.” If his knee holds and he continues to see the ball, his serve and forehand give him a clear edge.

Korda’s career has been repeatedly disrupted by injury. He missed four months last year with a stress fracture to his right shin and was forced to retire at the US Open with back and hip pain. “It’s about starting up the machine again and trying to win some ugly matches,” Korda told Bolavip in October. He lost his openers in Adelaide and Melbourne to start the year but followed that with five wins to reach a Challenger final in San Diego. In Dallas he eliminated Frances Tiafoe 7-5, 6-1, dropping just four points on his first serve in that match.

Fritz leads their head-to-head 3-1 and they are 1-1 on hard courts. Based on rankings (Fritz No. 7, Korda No. 53) Fritz is the favorite, though Korda arrives with momentum and motivation. Winner: Fritz

Marin Cilic, 37, meets 22-year-old Pinnington Jones. Cilic beat Learner Tien this week, while the 5’11, 181st-ranked Pinnington Jones advanced through two qualifying and two main-draw matches. Winner: Cilic

Miomir Kecmanovic and Ben Shelton have never met. Both come in off three-set wins; Kecmanovic handled Tommy Paul and was especially strong in the final set. Shelton will look to use his serve, forehand and home support to disrupt Kecmanovic’s rhythm. Winner: Shelton