Day 7 at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters boiled the tournament down to its final two, with Carlos Alcaraz and Lorenzo Musetti earning their spots in Sunday’s championship match.
Alcaraz produced a cleaner display to oust Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in an entertaining 7-6(2), 6-4 clash, overcoming some spraying forehands and five missed match points to reach his first Masters 1000 final since Indian Wells 2024.
Lorenzo Musetti, meanwhile, scripted another chapter in his week of comebacks, outlasting Alex de Minaur 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) in a rain-soaked semi-final.
The Italian’s flair and resilience turned the tide after a first-set drubbing, marking his first Masters 1000 final and capping a run that saw him dodge defeats against Bu, Lehecka, and Tsitsipas.
With Alcaraz chasing a sixth Masters 1000 title and Musetti eyeing his biggest career crown, the Monte-Carlo final should be good if the weather plays ball.
Day Seven 2025 Monte Carlo Semi Final Results
| Winner | Loser | Scoreline |
|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo Musetti (13) | Alex de Minaur (8) | 1-6 6-4, 7-6(4) |
| Carlos Alcaraz (2) | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 7-6(2) 6-4 |
Alcaraz Downs Davidovich Fokina
Carlos Alcaraz is back in a Masters 1000 final, his first in 13 months, after an impressive 7-6(2), 6-4 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on Saturday.
The Spaniard squandered three set points at 5-3 in a 65-minute opener, dropping serve with back-to-back forehand errors. But he locked in for a clinical tiebreak and didn’t face a break point in the second.
Alcaraz has had a very nice trajectory this week. He could have lost, but he’s getting better each round, and his variety on clay is top drawer. Whenever he brings out the drop shot, it feels like he wins the point, and I liked his all-around game today.
Davidovich Fokina is no slouch either with his scrambling defense. He often holds his super long service games, none more so than the 13-minute hold at 1-2 in the second set. However, Alcaraz stayed composed throughout the set, not letting five missed match points unsettle him as he closed it out in 2 hours and 10 minutes.
For ADF, he makes a Top 30 return thanks to runs in Delray Beach, Acapulco, and Monte Carlo, and he should have a good clay court season.
It’s been a long time. I just had to be patient and believe that this moment was going to come again. Sometimes people are not patient; they want me to make the final in every tournament. I’m really happy to give them the chance to watch one of my finals again. I think I played really good tennis from the beginning until the last point. I tried to take the chances he gave me in the match. He saved a lot of break points and match points, but I’m really happy to [have] thought about myself. The most important thing is that I’m feeling great physically. Alcaraz on his win.
Match Stats
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | Carlos Alcaraz | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | 19 | 21 |
| Unforced Errors | 40 | 28 |
| Aces | 3 | 0 |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 |
| 1st Serve % | 68% (74/109) | 66% (48/73) |
| 1st Serve Points Won | 64% (47/74) | 65% (31/48) |
| 2nd Serve Points Won | 34% (12/35) | 64% (16/25) |
| Break Points Saved | 84% (16/19) | 71% (5/7) |
| Service Games | 73% (8/11) | 82% (9/11) |
| 1st Return Points Won | 35% (17/48) | 36% (27/74) |
| 2nd Return Points Won | 36% (9/25) | 66% (23/35) |
| Break Points Won | 29% (2/7) | 16% (3/19) |
| Return Games | 18% (2/11) | 27% (3/11) |
| Service Points | 54% (59/109) | 64% (47/73) |
| Return Points | 36% (26/73) | 46% (50/109) |
| Net Points | 80% (12/15) | 88% (7/8) |
| Total Points | 47% (85/182) | 53% (97/182) |
| Match Points Saved | 5 | 0 |
| Max Points In A Row | 5 | 6 |
| Total Games | 45% (10/22) | 55% (12/22) |
| Max Games In A Row | 3 | 3 |
Highlights
Musetti Edges De Minaur
Lorenzo Musetti is into his first Masters 1000 final, battling back to take out 8th seed Alex de Minaur 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(4) in a rain-dampened Monte-Carlo semi-final.
As the Aussies would say, Musetti got walloped in the first set, but he eventually found his footing, using his clay court experience to outfox De Minaur.
Even after failing to serve out the match at 5-4 in the third by double faulting on break point and falling 0-2 down in the tiebreak, he held his nerve to take the breaker 7-4 to seal it after 2 hours 38 minutes.
De Minaur, who’d crushed Medvedev and Dimitrov earlier, looked untouchable early, but his forehand faltered in the decider, and Musetti played bolder tennis in the key moments.
This win caps a week of escapes for the Italian, ranked No. 16. He was two points from defeat against Bu Yunchaokete (4-6, 7-5, 6-3), survived a first-set breadstick against Lehecka (1-6, 7-5, 6-2), and was on the ropes against Tsitsipas (1-6, 6-3, 6-4) after another slow start.
I always struggle to start and find a rhythm, but today Alex was playing really solid and the conditions were hard. It was slow today with the rain, and it was not easy to break through the Alex wall. I started to be more patient and that was the key. The confidence is something that you have to experience to believe. It is something really remarkable, sharing these beautiful moments with my friends and family. It is my home, and I feel at home. Musetti on his win.
Match Stats
| Lorenzo Musetti | Alex de Minaur | |
|---|---|---|
| Winners | 20 | 23 |
| Unforced Errors | 43 | 45 |
| Aces | 2 | 1 |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 |
| 1st Serve % | 67% (62/93) | 52% (49/94) |
| 1st Serve Points Won | 60% (37/62) | 73% (36/49) |
| 2nd Serve Points Won | 41% (13/32) | 40% (18/45) |
| Break Points Saved | 42% (5/12) | 44% (4/9) |
| Service Games | 53% (8/15) | 64% (9/14) |
| 1st Return Points Won | 27% (13/49) | 40% (25/62) |
| 2nd Return Points Won | 60% (27/45) | 59% (19/32) |
| Break Points Won | 56% (5/9) | 58% (7/12) |
| Return Games | 36% (5/14) | 47% (7/15) |
| Service Points | 53% (49/93) | 57% (54/94) |
| Return Points | 43% (40/94) | 47% (44/93) |
| Net Points | 82% (9/11) | 78% (18/23) |
| Total Points | 48% (89/187) | 52% (98/187) |
| Match Points Saved | 0 | 0 |
| Max Points In A Row | 7 | 6 |
| Total Games | 45% (13/29) | 55% (16/29) |
| Max Games In A Row | 3 | 3 |
Highlights
Monte Carlo 2025 Day 8 Final
- Lorenzo Musetti (13) vs Carlos Alcaraz (2)
