Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Spanish superstar Carlos Alcaraz hurtled into the Rotterdam Open semifinals on Friday with a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 win over compatriot Pedro Martinez.

The world number three, bidding to become the first Spaniard to triumph in Rotterdam, will next face Hubert Hurkacz of Poland for a spot in Sunday's final.

Eighth-seeded Hurkacz defeated Andrey Rublev, the Russian fourth seed, 6-7 (5/7), 6-3, 6-4."I'm really happy with my performance today. I think I played at a really high level. No ups and downs in the match, which is something I'm really focused on," Alcaraz said.

"It is always tough playing Pedro, so I knew I had to be really focused from the first ball to the last," he added.

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