Musetti, who had stunned Novak Djokovic earlier in the tournament and enjoyed a strong clay season, called for a medical timeout at 0-5 in the third set. Despite briefly continuing, the Italian was visibly in discomfort and could no longer compete at the level required to challenge Alcaraz\u2019s relentless baseline assault.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIt\u2019s never great getting through or winning a match like this,\u201d Alcaraz said in his on-court interview. \u201cLorenzo is a great player. He has had an incredible clay season\u2026I always wish him all the best, a quick recovery, and hopefully, we are going to enjoy his tennis pretty soon.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The victory marks Alcaraz\u2019s fifth appearance in a Grand Slam final, making him the fifth-youngest player in the Open Era to achieve that feat. Among active players, only Novak Djokovic (37 finals) and Daniil Medvedev (6) have reached more major finals.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Despite dropping the first set, Alcaraz remained composed, maintaining his aggressive baseline positioning under the closed roof of Court Philippe-Chatrier.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
He eventually overwhelmed Musetti with precision hitting and superior movement, particularly after securing the tight second set in a tiebreak. From there, it was one-way traffic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe first two sets were really tough,\u201d Alcaraz admitted. \u201cWhen I won the second set, there was a little bit of relief, and then in the third set I knew what I had to do\u2026just push him to the limit and try to be aggressive. Not let him dominate.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Now unbeaten in Grand Slam finals (4-0), Alcaraz awaits the winner of the highly anticipated second semifinal between Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic. It\u2019s a blockbuster clash, the Spaniard says he wouldn\u2019t miss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe first two sets were really tough,\u201d Alcaraz admitted. \u201cWhen I won the second set, there was a little bit of relief, and then in the third set I knew what I had to do\u2026just push him to the limit and try to be aggressive. Not let him dominate.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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