Alcaraz escaped in the quarterfinals Monte Carlo Masters

The match on Rainier III on April 11 took place dramatic, witnessing the tenacious spirit of Alcaraz when being cornered. In the second set, the third world player saves the three break-point in the hinge game, before the upstream at the decision set despite being led 1-3.

is the time when the Fils get closer to the first Masters 1000 semi -final in his career. This opportunity opens for the French player by breaking more serve games than Alcaraz in the first set, then leading 40-0 in the 11-0 game to be delivered in the second set.

However, every time he was put in the most stringent situation, Alcaraz promoted the best qualities. After promptly increasing the quality in the serve to escape and win the two set, the Spanish player returns in the three sets thanks to a variety of play, from using small shots to the ability to tire balls. The result is five consecutive winning games for Alcaraz to close the match.

Both have eye -catching scores, but Alcaraz is more dominant in stability to break the fierce fighting spirit of the Fils. It is Alcaraz's persistent fighting style that performs in the final stage that makes the opponent lose his temper and constantly damage.

In 2 hours 23 minutes of competition, the Fils brought more winner (23 compared to 18 of Alcaraz) but he also made mistakes 53 times.

"Fils showed a high -class tennis. But when he realized he made a mistake, at some point, I took advantage of the opportunity," Alcaraz said after the match. "When I was broken the game in Set 3, I told myself to continue effort, maintain the gameplay and wait for the opportunity ".

defeated Fils, Alcaraz for the first time in his career in the semi -finals of Monte Carlo Masters. The next opponent of the age player Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-2 in the first quarter-final. The remaining semi-finals are the match between Lorenzo Musetti and Alex de Minaur-the winner of Grigor Dimitrov 6-0, 6-0.