US EditionAlcaraz advances to first Italian Open final
- Carlos Alcaraz reached the final of the Italian Open for the first time by defeating Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 7-6 on Friday in Rome.
- Alcaraz reached this final after winning Monte Carlo and finishing runner-up in Barcelona, but he withdrew from Madrid due to injuries.
- The match featured a strong start by Alcaraz with an early break, Musetti’s rackets breaks, and a pro-Musetti crowd at the windy Foro Italico.
- Alcaraz emphasized that success depended on using strategy over flashiness, noting he remained patient and took advantage of opportunities to attack when they arose.
- Alcaraz will face either Jannik Sinner or Tommy Paul in Sunday’s final, preparing to defend his French Open title starting May 25.
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Carlos Alcaraz still in semifinals after 100th Masters’ win
Carlos Alcaraz is tearing up Rome like a Murcia-born tornado, and the Foro Italico’s clay is his playground. The 22-year-old Spaniard just notched his 100th Masters 1000 match, a milestone that’s got fans roaring louder than a Barça crowd at Camp Nou. Alcaraz’s next battle is the Italian Open final against Jannik Sinner on May 18, 2025, at 3:00 PM UTC at Foro Italico. It’s their first-ever… Source
Carlos Alcaraz, at the age of 22 and in his first centenary in the Masters 1.000 category, managed to advance to the final of the tournament in Rome after overcoming Lorenzo Musetti in a game played in complicated conditions. Although it was not a showy encounter, full of errors (80 in total between both players), the Spanish showed intelligence, personality and hierarchy to prevail by 6-3 and 7-6(4) in 2 hours and 2 minutes. After his victory, …
Carlos Alcaraz is the first to qualify for the final of the Rome tennis tournament. The world number 3 defeated the Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the semi-final: 6-3, 7-6, (4). In the final he will face Jannik Sinner and so a dream final awaits in Italy.
Carlos Alcaraz razed with Lorenzo Musetti and could be measured to Jannik Sinner in the final of the tournament in Italy
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