Top seed Alcaraz put in a near-perfect performance to reach the quarterfinals of the indoor tournament for the fourth time in his career, beating qualifying Avasoli 6-2, 6-1 in just 63 minutes.

Alcaraz infographic

Alcaraz's performance in this match was a noticeable improvement from the three-set win against Van der Shanschamp in the first round, and he said after the match: "Today was better, every time I walk off the court, I think about what I could have done better. I did that after the first race to make myself not make too many mistakes, not to have too many ups and downs in form, and going through a game like this gives me a confidence boost. ”

Alcaraz will next face compatriot Martinez in the quarter-finals, who beat fifth seed Rune 6-4, 6-1. Rune was unwell with the flu and requested a medical timeout after the first set.

Last year's runner-up and third seed De Minaur beat 19-year-old Czech rising star Mensik 6-4, 6-4 to take his 2025 record to 9-1 and will next face lucky loser Altmaier, who beat 19th seed Fes 6-4, 3-6, 7-5.

Former tournament champion Rublev narrowly defeated Marosanne 7-6(2), 7-6(7) to advance to the quarterfinals of Rotterdam for the sixth time in his career. Rublev lost to Marosanne on his season debut in Hong Kong and will face Poland's Hurkacz in the quarter-finals, who knocked out Leheca on Wednesday night.

Sixth seed Tsitsipas eased his handicap 6-7(5)/7-6(6)/7-5 to move up to No.11 in the rankings, and if he progresses to the final of the tournament, the Greek could return to the top 10 next week. Tsitsipas will face qualifier Bellucci in the quarter-finals, who upset second seed Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday night.

ATP Rotterdam quarterfinals:

Alcaraz vs Martinez

Rublev vs Hurkacz

De Minaur vs Altmaire

Tsitsipas vs Bellucci

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)