Alcalas demonstrated his clay dominance again, defeated Musetti in two straight sets to advance to the Rome final

Spanish rising star Carlos Alcaraz continued to show his strength in the clay season in the 2025 Masters semifinal, beating Italian local hope Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 7-6 (4) to advance to the seventh Masters final of his career.

In the last 14 clay games, Alcalas won 13 wins, pushing himself into the discussion of the top clay king again. This Sunday, he will face a championship battle with the winner between Sina or Tommy Paul, with a very likely dream showdown.

First set: The ground was full of mistakes, Alcalas won steadily at the beginning of the game, Alcalas quickly entered the state, broke the serve in the first game, and withstood the pressure of three break points in the next game, establishing a 2-0 lead. Musetti fought back tenaciously and struggled to resist the opponent's offensive, but was broken again in the fifth game and the score was widened to 1-4.

Although Musetti immediately broke back and narrowed the score difference to 3-4, he repeatedly made unforced mistakes in multiple rounds, and it was still difficult to find the rhythm. Although Alcalas had minor flaws, he remained calm and finally won the first set 6-3 with three breaks.

It is worth noting that the two men made a total of 46 unforced mistakes in this set, of which Musetti accounted for 29 and only 3 winning points. Compared with Alcalas's 9 winning points and 17 unforced mistakes, it reflects the huge gap in stability between the two sides.

Shift: Once behind, Alcalas stepped forward at the critical moment

The early stage of the second set was still full of tension, and the two sides broke each other continuously, Musetti even won two consecutive breaks, leading 3-1 for a time and successfully retained the serve for the first time.

After entering the mid-set, both sides gradually controlled the mistakes, and Musetti once maintained the lead to 4-2. But Alcalas was calm and broke down after keeping the serve, and overtook 5-4 by winning 9 points in a row.

At the critical moment, Musetti showed tenacious fighting spirit, saving the match point when he was behind 5-6, and dragging the game into tiebreak. But Alcalas once again showed his top psychological qualities in a high-pressure situation, locking the victory 7-6 (4), completing this tough battle that took 2 hours and 3 minutes.

Comparison of the technical statistics of the whole game

Indicators Alcalas Musetti

serve score 1 ACE, 5 double errors 0 ACE, 1 double error

One-time-time success rate 65% (47/72) 73% (66/91)

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to strive for the seventh championship, waiting for the old enemy

With this victory, Alcalas not only ended Musetti's "dark horse" journey in the local area, but also was only one step away from his 7th Masters championship. If Sina successfully advances, the two clay superstars will meet in Rome for the first time - this will be a battle that will be recorded in the history of the tour!