Will Musetti still be a stepping stone for the Alcaraz Rome Masters?

At half past nine tonight, Alcaraz, a Spanish all-round fighter who participated in the Rome Masters for the second time and reached the semifinals of the Rome Masters for the first time, will face the challenge of the Italian SLR genius Musetti, who has just broken into the top 10 of the world for the first time in his career before the Rome Masters.

Previously, in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters on April 13, Musetti first unexpectedly won the first set with a score of 6:3, but unexpectedly suffered a right thigh injury in the second set, and quickly lost two sets in a row with a score of 1:6 and 0:6, becoming Alcaraz's first Monte Carlo Masters championship and the sixth Masters championship in his career. Will Musetti still be a stepping stone to the Alcaraz Rome Masters tonight?

After reaching the semi-finals with four consecutive wins at the Rome Masters, Alcaraz, who has returned from injury, has achieved his goal of making the final warm-up for the 2025 French Open.

After three weeks of treatment and rehabilitation, the right adductor muscle tear sustained in the ATP 500 final in Barcelona on 20 April has been tested in four matches at the Rome Masters, and Alcaraz is ready to devote himself to the game.

Alcaraz is quite confident in his shots, daring to play aggressively, good at speeding up and changing the pace, powerful forehand and backhand baseline volleys, unpredictable sudden balls, and frequent volleys in front of the net. It is particularly encouraging that Alcaraz has been able to let go of his winnings and enjoy the game after learning the hard way. As he said after his two-set revenge on the world's fifth, British left-hander Draper, in the quarter-finals: "The most important thing I did was not to think about the shots, not to think about the semi-finals I lost to him at the Indian Wells Masters in March, but to try to do the things that made me happy on the court." I try to play fast-paced, but I also change the pace at the right time, combining baseline volleys, burst balls, and volleys at the net, which is what I like to do. That's what makes me different from what I've always been. ”

It's just that Alcaraz's service form is still struggling, and the first-serve scoring rate, first-serve scoring rate and second-serve scoring rate are generally low, especially the first-serve scoring rate and first-serve scoring rate, which has deteriorated from just over 70% in the first game to just over 60% in the fourth game. This is of course due to the fact that the opponent is getting stronger and better, but also because Alcaraz himself is not in good service form, giving the opponent a lot of opportunities to receive and attack. Alcaraz's coaching staff must take this seriously, step up their service training and prepare defending champions Alcaraz for the 2025 French Open.

Alcaraz's opponent in the semi-finals tonight, Musetti, is stronger on clay and in better form. Born in March 2002, Musetti is a right-handed backhander, and he has gradually developed an idol-like style of play following the example of the Swiss king Federer, with elegant hitting and skillful skills, especially the single counter-attack ball is good at changing the rhythm, and can both draw and cut the ball, which is simply incredible (said American tennis legend Cowrell).

Musetti won the Australian Open junior title in 2019 and became the junior world No. 1 before turning professional in the same year. Before the 2025 season, Musetti reached the quarterfinals of the French Open twice (2021 and 2023), the semifinals of Wimbledon once (2024), the quarterfinals of the Masters twice (Paris Masters 2022 and Monte Carlo Masters 2023), and helped Italy win the Davis Cup for two consecutive years in 2023 and 2024, and a bronze medal at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, which turned out to be another Olympic tennis medal won by Italy after 100 years. On June 26, 2023, Musetti was ranked 15th in the world.

At the start of the 2025 season, Musetti was mediocre due to a right leg injury. But after entering the clay season, Atletico Musetti is in great form, and his results have improved by leaps and bounds. For the first time in his career, he reached the final of the Masters and won the runner-up of the Monte Carlo Masters. After taking a break from the ATP 500 in Barcelona due to injury, he reached the semi-finals of the Madrid Masters. On May 5, Musetti reached a career-high ninth in the world rankings and was ranked in the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time in his career.

At the Rome Masters on Italian soil, Musetti continued his excellent performances, defeating the 2023 champion and Russian Tsar Dmitry Medvedev in the 1/8 finals and 1/4 finals in two consecutive sets, showing excellent form and strong self-confidence.

Such an Italian SLR genius who is in good condition and has a hot hand is not only a local fighter with great morale, but also a change from the lack of emotional management and slightly weak will quality in the past. Now on the pitch he is quite resilient, tenaciously fighting for every point and never giving up easily.

In the first five matches of the Monte Carlo Masters, Musetti won four of them, including defending champions, Greek pirate Tsitsipas and Australian hare De Minard. In the second set of the final of the Monte Carlo Masters, Musetti suffered a sudden right thigh injury, but he insisted on finishing the match despite his coach's advice to retire, which was not only a sign of respect for the audience, but also a sign of tenacity and tenacity. In the quarterfinals of the Rome Masters against the defending champion Zverev Jr., in the 12th game of the first set, Musetti fell behind 5:6, 0:40, and the situation was critical. However, Musetti saved three break points and set points in a row, and then saved another break point and set point to finally hold serve and win in the tie-break.

Tonight at half past nine, the Rome Masters semifinals, Alcaraz vs Musetti. Musetti, who lost in three sets due to a sudden injury in the previous final of the Monte Carlo Masters and won the championship for Alcaraz, will it still be a stepping stone for the Alcaraz Rome Masters? The big battle is about to start, and the fans are not looking forward to it!

(Source: Tennis Home Author: Colorful Bean Powder)