Alcaraz conjures up in the quarter -finals: clear defeat for Altmaier

Alcaraz conjures up in the quarter -finals: clear defeat for Altmaier

Monte Carlo, Monaco - On April 10, 2025, Carlos Alcaraz again shows his skills on the tennis court. The Spanish tennis star reaches the quarter-finals at the ATP-1000er in Monte Carlo after clearly defeating the German Daniel Altmaier 6: 3, 6-1. Despite his clear victory, Alcaraz had difficulties at the beginning of the game. In his first impact game he had to ward off five break balls, which cost him some nerves.

In the course of the first sentence, Alcaraz then appeared dominant. A remarkable moment was his Tweener Lob, with which he was able to avert a service loss at 30:40 in the second game. After the 3: 3, Alcaraz dominated the game and only left Altmaier one game. In the quarter -finals he now meets the Frenchman Arthur Fils, which increases the anticipation for the upcoming duel.

Djokovic's surprising defeat

There was an unexpected result at Novak Djokovic, who left Alejandro Tabilo from Chile in the second match of the day. Tabilo won 6: 3, 6: 4 and scored his second career defeat against Djokovic. In a press conference, the Serb expressed that he had expected weak performance, but not to this extent, and described his style of play as a "Herrible". He could not show his otherwise strong service; He only won 67% of his points on the first surcharge, while Tabilo was able to reach 81%.

Djokovic fought with ineffective setbacks and thus came into stressful situations that Tabilo knew how to take advantage of. After the match, the Chilean player explained that his goal was to put Djokovic under pressure. This defeat is particularly noteworthy because Djokovic, who reached the semi -finals of Monte Carlo Masters last year, only focused on the upcoming clay court season in which the French Open are first.

The other matches of the tournament

While Alcaraz and Djokovic made headlines, there were also exciting encounters in other matches. Casper Ruud prevailed against Roberto Bautista Agut in two sets, Alex de Minaur won a highly competitive match against Tomas Machac in three sets, and Andrey Rublev clearly won against Gael Monfils.

With these results, Monte Carlo Masters promises some exciting games in the next rounds. Alcaraz and Tabilo have proven that they are ready to fight the top positions, while Djokovic has to work on his form to find your way back to old strength.