Alcaraz - Musetti: First time in Monte Carlo

*Carlos Alcaraz - Lorenzo Musetti: 17h on 13/4, Hanoi time. The 21-year-old competitor is Musetti, who won Alex de Minaur 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4).

This is also the second final of Alcaraz in the first three months of the season, the time he often plays better in previous years. Explaining this, the Spanish player said: "When Jannik Sinner is absent, people expect me to win and that is the great pressure I have to accept. Many people think that I need to regain the number one position, or win continuously. I have been distracted and played well " Zverev. However, the results were not good at Indian Wells and Miami then brought him back to reality. "I realized that I had forgotten the most important thing was the joy on the pitch," Alcaraz said. "Now I know the way I have to go, what I need to do. I don't think too much about the results anymore".

Alcaraz acknowledged that maintaining continuous victory is impossible for him now, because of the strong rise of the juniors, as well as the determination and class of the remaining players in the top 10. In the quarterfinals of Monte Carlo Masters, Alcaraz faced many difficulties when fighting the 20 -year -old star Arthur Fils. Earlier, the most high -shaped ATP player this season, Francisco Cerundolo, also made Alcaraz struggle after three sets in the second round.

"The quality of ATP Tour is increasingly high," Alcaraz added. "I think whether it is De Minaur or Musetti, the final is also 50-50. Our level gap is very small and anyone who achieves a shape will have many chances to win ".

at the Monte Carlo Cup match today, Alcaraz is superior to experience compared to Musetti. The new Italian player first reached the Masters 1000 final, while Alcaraz is aimed at the 6th championship. However, the soil is Musetti's forte. The one -handed player who won the Paris Olympic Games last year, defeated Novak Djokovic at Monte Carlo Masters two years ago, and won the main Alcaraz in the Hamburg Final expanded 2022.

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This week, Musetti impressed when defending the Stefanos Tsitsipas in the quarterfinals, then had a quality performance to overcome the semi -semi -semi -finals. This is the first time Musetti defeated two opponents in the top 10 in the world in the same tournament. Musetti's motivation is very high when facing the opportunity to become the third Italian championship Masters 1000, after Sinner and Fabio Fognini. The 23 -year -old also has a breakthrough in the top 10 in the world if he defeated Alcaraz.