Alcaraz Adds Monte Carlo to His Collection of Titles
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, ranked third in the world, has added the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 title to his growing list of achievements, claiming the prestigious French tournament for the first time after defeating Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti, ranked 16th, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 in the final.
This is Alcaraz’s sixth ATP Masters 1000 title and his first since winning Indian Wells in the United States last year. The victory provides him with a significant boost, as he is set to move up to world No. 2 in the ATP rankings, overtaking Germany’s Alexander Zverev.
Alcaraz’s path to the trophy was anything but easy. He eliminated fellow Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, ranked 42nd, with a 7–6, 6–4 victory in a semifinal that lasted two hours and ten minutes. Prior to that, he had beaten Frenchman Arthur Fils 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, Germany’s Daniel Altmaier 6–3, 6–1, and Argentina’s Francisco Cerundolo 3–6, 6–0, 6–1.
The Spaniard sealed his fourth win in five matches against Musetti, affirming his dominance over the Italian, whose only win came in the Hamburg final in 2022. Alcaraz began the match by breaking Musetti’s serve, but the Italian quickly responded to level at 1–1, then secured a second break to take the opening set.
However, the young Spaniard bounced back in the second set, breaking Musetti’s first and second service games to take a commanding 5–1 lead. In the seventh game, Musetti had four break point opportunities but failed to convert, allowing Alcaraz to claim the set.
The same story was repeated in the third set, with Alcaraz breaking Musetti’s first two service games. The match was momentarily paused in the fourth game to allow the Italian to receive a medical timeout, but Alcaraz maintained full control of the set, never letting Musetti back into the match, as the Italian struggled with injury.
Alcaraz is now the second player this season to win more than one title, joining Canada’s Félix Auger-Aliassime, ranked 19th in the world, who claimed the Rotterdam 500 title in February, along with victories in Adelaide and Montpellier (both 250-level events).
After his victory, Alcaraz said: “This is not the way I like to win (due to Musetti’s injury in the third set),” and praised his opponent, who played four three-set matches on his way to the final.
He added: “It’s been a tough week for him with some difficult matches. I hope his injury is not serious.”
Despite the loss, Musetti is guaranteed to rise to No. 11 in the world after reaching his first final at this level. The Italian, who previously won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, had never surpassed the No. 15 spot in the rankings before.
In the quarterfinals, Musetti had knocked out defending champion and three-time Monte Carlo winner Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece.
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