Carlos Alcaraz again showed why he was considered one of the most amazing forces on the ATP tour and crushed the hard fought victory 6-3, 7-6 (4) over the Italian favorite Lorenzo Mousetti to book his place in the Italian Open on Friday.
22 -year -old Spaniard, four -time Grand Slam champion, was silenced a wrapped crowd on Foro Italico with folded and durable performance in demanding and grim conditions. The two -hour four -minute semifinal victory of Alcaraz refers to its fourth final performance of the season and keeps it at a course for a potentially blockbuster clearing with World No. 1 Jannik Sinner.
Alcaraz entered Rome under a cloud of uncertainty after he pulled out of Madrid Masters with ADUctor injury. But any doubts about his condition have been resting since then. With Friday’s victory he noticed his 19th victory of the year and now won 14 of his last 15 matches-Uska, which includes the title run in Monte Carlo and the finalist in Barcelona.
“I had to dig deep today,” Alcaraz said after the match. “Lorenzo played incredible tennis and the crowd was amazing, really pushed him. It wasn’t easy, but I’m proud of how I concentrated.”
Despite the score of direct sets, the match was nothing but a routine. After the clinical first set of Alcaraz, Mousetti met in the second and felt the energy of the Italian crowd. The 23 -year -old had a chance to turn the turning point and looked ready to force the referee, but Alcaraz Faculata and the ability to increase his play in great moments turned out to be decisive in Tiebreak.
With victory, Alcaraz improves to 5-1 in its Lexus ATP Head2head series against Mouse, including the Monte Carlo finals at the beginning of this year. He will also move to his 25th finals. Tour level and will only become a second player who earned 77 victories in his first 100 matches atp Masters 1000 and tied the record Stefan Edberg.
Meanwhile, he left Rome with his head, which held high. His run to the semifinal included standout victory over the former champions Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev. His performance this week will raise him on a new career rating No. 8 in the PIF ATP Live ranking.
“It was a strange week,” he said. “The support of fans was incredible and I am proud of what I have achieved.
Alcaraz will now turn his attention to the Sunday final, where he will face either Italian own Jannik Sinner or American Tommy Paul.
Published:
Saurabh Kumar
Published on:
16. May 2025
