Summary
Alex de Minaur’s impressive clay-court run ended in the semi-finals of the Monte Carlo Masters with a narrow loss to Lorenzo Musetti, despite winning the first set 6-1. After a stellar tournament where he had only lost eight games in his previous seven sets, de Minaur ultimately fell 1-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) after nearly two and a half hours of play. This defeat meant he missed the chance to compete in the final against Carlos Alcaraz, leaving him with a sense of missed opportunity despite his rise in the ATP rankings.
