Alcaraz, Musetti set up Monte Carlo final

Carlos Alcaraz stormed into his first Masters final in 13 months when he beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 (7/2), 6-4 in Monte Carlo on Saturday, but not before his Spanish compatriot saved five match points ina gruelling encounter.

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Alcaraz will play Lorenzo Musetti in the final after the Italian fought back from a set down to beat Alex de Minaur 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4).

Second seed Alcaraz found it difficult to break Davidovich Fokina, succeeding only three times in 19 attempts, and he also wasted three set points in an open-ing set that lasted over an hour.

Davidovich Fokina was imperious in his defensive game but Alcaraz lifted his service in the second set, in which he did not face a single break point.