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Both players were in scintillating form in the Dutch city, and Alcaraz had to save three break points to avoid a double-break deficit before claiming the first set.

Hurkacz held firm to claim the second on a tiebreak, but Alcaraz found another gear in the decider, and won it with relative ease to move through to the final, where he will search for a maiden indoor title at Rotterdam.

“Great level, great match, that’s all I could say,” Alcaraz said when asked about his exchange with Hurkacz at the net after match point.

“In that moment he was a bit tired. I know his frustrations at the end of the match, so I couldn’t say so much about it. I’m just really happy. I think we both played at such a high level, for the people as well. It was a great match.”

Alcaraz won 12 of the first 13 points of the decider to earn a 3-0 lead, which proved too much for Hurkacz to claw back, despite creating six break point opportunities against the No.1 seed.

“I was a bit in trouble, I guess,” Alcaraz said.

“I just felt every ball until the end. That’s all I was thinking about, and I knew that I was going to have my chances.

“His level at that time was unbelievable, really high, so I knew that it was about time. So I’m really happy to have been able to fight every ball and to save the break points that I had to [save] to not be 1-5 down. I’m just happy to be able to do it and in the end, it paid off.”