Alert – Monte-Carlo Masters: Alcaraz moves into semi-finals
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Arthur Fils 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 on Friday and will play Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the next round
Carlos Alcaraz, Monte-Carlo, 2025
Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the second seed, won against Frenchman Arthur Fils, the No 12 seed, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club on Friday.
Alcaraz, ranked No 3, will play Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina next.
Ahead of his victory, the 21-year-old Spaniard beat Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo (3-6, 6-0, 6-1) and German qualifier Daniel Altmaier (6-3, 6-1).
Fils, ranked No 15, defeated Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor (6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-2), Italian Flavio Cobolli (6-2, 6-4) and Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 7 seed (6-2, 6-3) in the previous rounds of the Monte-Carlo tournament.
Monte-Carlo Masters 1000, other last eight results (Monte-Carlo Country Club, clay, EUR 6.128.940, most recent results first):
- Lorenzo Musetti vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Grigor Dimitrov vs. Alex De Minaur
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Alexei Popyrin: 6-3, 6-2
People in this post
More tennis news
August 28, 1995: The day Shuzo Matsuoka was defaulted after severe case of cramping
US Open 2026 women’s draw: Sabalenka’s three-peat bid, brutal bottom half
US Open men’s draw: Zverev’s path clears while Fils and Shelton block Alcaraz’s route
August 27, 1975: The day a very special US Open edition began, with clay and night sessions
Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik win US Open mixed doubles title, beating Bencic and Cobolli in final-set tiebreak thriller
