ATP Monte Carlo Masters: Acre wins Spanish derby, Musetti reverses De Minaur

On April 12, local time, the 2025 ATP 1000 Monte Carlo Masters ended the men's singles semifinals. Second seed Alcaraz reached the final of Monte Carlo for the first time in his career with a 7-6(2), 6-4 victory over compatriot Davidovich Fokina in a Spanish derby. No.13 seed Musetti made another comeback to beat eighth seed De Minaur 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) to reach the Masters singles final for the first time in his career.

Alcaraz

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Alcaraz was on a hot streak in the first set, taking a 5-2 lead in the first set, but then missed three set points in quick succession and was dragged to a tie-break by Davidovich Fokina, who eventually won the first set 7-2. In the second set, although Alcaraz wasted 10 break points after breaking in the first game, he still used this crucial break to seal the victory 6-4.

This is Alcaraz's first career appearance in the Monte Carlo Masters singles final, and he will be aiming for his sixth career Masters title, and if he wins the final, he will overtake Zverev to move up to No.2 in the world rankings next week.

Musetti

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Alcaraz will face Italy's Musetti for the title in the final. Musetti's opponent in the semi-finals was eighth seed De Minaur, who was in great form after a 44-minute win over 15th seed Dimitrov in just 44 minutes in the quarter-finals.

In this match, De Minaur continued to play well in the first set to win 6-1, and the interset match was suspended due to rain. After the second set was rematched, and after the two sides fought to a 4-4 draw, Musetti took the lead to equalize the score at 6-4. The tiebreaker heated up as Musetti missed serve to win the tie-break at 5-4 and won 7-6(4) after a tie-break.

It was Musetti's first career run in the Masters singles final, and his instant ranking jumped to a career-high No.11 and would see him reach the top 10 for the first time with the title. It is worth mentioning that Musetti has won four of the five matches in the final from a set loss, including a first-round victory against China's Buyun Chaoket.

The title match between Alcaraz and Musetti will start at 18:00 GMT tonight. Alcaraz holds a 3-1 lead in the previous four meetings between the two sides, with Musetti's only win coming in the 2022 ATP Hamburg final, when he won in three sets to win his first career title; Alcaraz, on the other hand, has since won three in a row. The Men's Doubles final will be played after the Men's Singles final against seventh seeds Cash/Glaspool and wildcard pair Anéodore/Ginar.

(Text and editor: Dato)