After Novak Djokovic and Alexander Zverev were eliminated early, Carlos Alcaraz was the No. 1 candidate for the Monte Carlo Masters 2025. In the third round, his opponent was Daniel Altmaier.
Entering Set 1, Alcaraz joined the difficulty when faced with 5 break-point right in the first gaming game. However, he showed his bravery when successfully neutralized. The struggle continues until the 5th game, when Alcaraz takes advantage of the opportunity to break the break, take the lead 3-2.
Sang Game 6, Altmaier reclaimed the break successfully to equalize 3-3. However, Alcaraz immediately reclaimed the game. Seed No. 3 won 2 consecutive breaks in games 7 and 9, thereby winning this 6-3 sets.
At the second set, Altmaier continued to pressure when there were 3 break-point in the first game. However, Alcaraz once again saved successfully and maintained the ball game. Taking advantage of the psychological momentum, the Spanish tennis player won 2 breaks in the following games. Altmaier only protects a single serve game in this set and accepts the racket with a quick defeat of 1-6.
The final victory of 6-3, 6-1 put Alcaraz first to the quarterfinals of Monte Carlo Masters. Here, he will confront Arthur Fils – a young French talent that has just surprised when defeating the champion in 2023 Andrey RubleV.
Meanwhile, another seed player Daniil Medvedev also caused great disappointment. The Russian star lost to Alex De Minaur quickly with a score of 2-6, 2-6 and stopped in the third round of men.
