ROTTERDAM (HOLLAND) (ITALPRESS) – Dreaming of a repeat was a must, knowing that, however it would turn out, the glass of self-esteem and confidence on court, for Mattia Bellucci (No. 92 Atp), was already full. The best week of his life, at least so far, ended in the semifinals at the ABN Amro Open (ATP 500 with a prize pool of 2,563,150 euros), with the defeat suffered by Alex De Minaur (No. 8) 6-1 6-2. From the Netherlands, the azure takes away the esteem of many opponents and the repeated standing ovations of the audience after the successes over Stefanos Tsitsipas (No. 12) and even earlier Daniil Medvedev (No. 7), the most prestigious of his career. Moreover, as of Monday he is already sure to better his best ranking: in the ATP Live he is currently 68th. To De Minaur, the flawless performance meanwhile is worth his 18th career final, with a chance to do better than last year, when he stopped ahead of Jannik Sinner on Sunday. He will play to win his 10th career title, his first since last July, equaling in terms of category his most important title (Acapulco, in 2023 and 2024). In the rankings, the Australian will return to No. 6 (his best ranking) on Monday, surpassing Novak Djokovic. Bringing a smile to the face of Italian tennis is Lucia Bronzetti, who tomorrow will take on Russian Anastasia Potapova, the No. 1 seed, in the final of the Transylvania Open, the Wta 250 in Cluj-Napoca (Romania), scheduled until tomorrow, Sunday, on hard court (prize money $275,094). In the second semifinal, the 26-year-old tennis player from Romagna, No. 72 in the world rankings, benefited at 4-0 in her own favor, after 17′ of the match, from the withdrawal of Czech Katerina Siniakova, the fifth seeded force and 54th in the world rankings.- Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
