Carlos Alcaraz stormed again to a 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 victory towards an ailing Lorenzo Musetti to win the Rolex Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco.
The second-seeded Spaniard claimed his sixth ATP Masters 1000 title and first since Indian Wells in March 2024. It was the 18th profession title for the four-time grand slam winner, who turns 22 subsequent month.
Musetti, taking part in in his first Masters 1000 closing, struggled with an obvious harm to his proper leg within the third set in a match that lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes. The 23-year-old Italian, seeded thirteenth, acquired therapy after dropping the primary three video games of the deciding set.
“It isn’t the best way I might have needed to win a match,” Alcaraz mentioned. “Fascinated about Lorenzo, he has been via a troublesome week, performed lengthy matches. I really feel sorry for him. It’s certainly one of his greatest outcomes, ending up like this isn’t simple. Hopefully it’s nothing severe and he will probably be 100% quickly.”
Musetti managed solely 10 winners – seven within the first set – in comparison with 30 for Alcaraz, who transformed six of eight break probabilities and saved seven of 9 break factors.
It was the third Masters 1000 title on clay for Alcaraz, the reigning French Open champion who additionally gained in Madrid in 2022 and 2023.
Alcaraz dropped the primary set to Musetti in 42 minutes after committing 14 of his 32 unforced errors within the match.
“I’m actually comfortable to win Monte Carlo for the primary time,” Alcaraz mentioned. “It has been a very tough week with loads of tough conditions. I’m proud with how I handled all the things. It has been a tough month for me, so coming right here and seeing the laborious work repay makes me comfortable.”
Alcaraz, who will rise one spot to No 2 on the earth rankings following his efficiency this week, improved to 4-1 in his head-to-head collection with Musetti.
It was an agonising end to a robust week for Musetti, who scored top-10 victories towards Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas within the quarter-finals and Australia’s Alex de Minaur within the semis.
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