Tue Feb 04 20:00:00 UTC 2025: ## Alcaraz Wins First Set in Rotterdam; Mixed Results for Spanish Players in Various Tournaments
**Rotterdam, Netherlands/Abu Dhabi, UAE/Cluj-Napoca, Romania –** Carlos Alcaraz secured the first set against Botic van de Zandschulp in Rotterdam after a hard-fought tie-break (7-6(3)). This win comes amidst a day of mixed results for Spanish players across multiple WTA and ATP tournaments.
Sara Sorribes suffered a double bagel loss (2-6, 2-6) to Anna Blinkova in Cluj-Napoca, adding to Spain’s early defeats. Meanwhile, in Abu Dhabi, Cristina Bucsa and Miyu Kato fell to Kristina Mladenovic and Shuai Zhang (7-5, 4-6, 8-10).
Other notable results include Ons Jabeur’s straight-sets victory over Jelena Ostapenko (7-6, 7-5) in Abu Dhabi, and comfortable wins for Ana Bogdan over Jodie Burrage (6-2, 6-3) in Cluj-Napoca and Andrey Rublev over Zhizhen Zhang (6-3, 6-4) in Rotterdam. In Abu Dhabi, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova defeated Sofia Kenin (6-3, 6-1) and Marketa Vondrousova triumphed over Emma Raducanu (6-3, 6-4).
Elsewhere, Alex de Miñaur beat David Goffin (6-2, 6-4) and Jakub Mensik defeated Aleksandar Bublik (6-4, 6-4), both in Rotterdam. Several other players advanced in Abu Dhabi, including Leylah Fernandez, Linda Noskova, Magda Linette, and Belinda Bencic. In Cluj-Napoca, Anastasiya Potapova, Olga Danilovic, and Viktorija Golubic also secured wins. Finally, in Dallas, Frances Tiafoe and Ethan Quinn recorded victories. The day also saw several other matches concluding with varied results across the different tournaments.
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