Carlos Alcaraz defeated the injury affected Lorenzo mustti 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 to win the last Sunday of Monte Carlo and secure his sixth Master’s title 1000.
Alcaraz sailed to his first trophy Monte Carlo and at 18. 21 -year -old Spaniard reaches No. 2 in the world ranking after the triumph in Monaco and goes through Alexander ZverevWho lost in the second round.
Mouseti began to show signs of injury to the right foot in the third set and received treatment, while a decrease in 3-0. He plays in his first final Masters 1000, 23 -year -old Italian had difficulty moving and keeping up with Alcaraz at the end of the match.
“This is not the way I want to win a match. I’m really sorry,” Alcaraz said. “I’m just glad to have won Monte Carlo for the first time. It was a really difficult week, with a lot of difficult situations. I’m really proud of myself as I dealt with everything.”
Alcaraz fought occasionally and came from the initial loss David Goffin in Miami.
It was Alcaraz’s third consecutive final of the clay court after winning the French Open and last year ended with a silver medal at the Paris Olympics.
Alcaraz played in his 23rd finals. Needed six matches to postpone the Spanish countryman Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 (2), 6-4 in the semifinal on Saturday.
Mouseti, whose only two titles at the level of tours came in 2022, broke Alcaraz’s portion twice to win the first set, but Alcaraz returned strongly with two own breaks in the second to the match. He had never met the referee much.
Mousetti, last year in 13th place and bronze medalist in Paris, defeated, defeated Alex de Minaur 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in their semifinals. Threw off the defending champion Stefanos Titsipas in the quarterfinals.
The finals moved forward by three hours, because for the evening the forecast was heavy rain.
Associated Press contributed to this report.
