{"id":97112,"date":"2026-04-11T17:30:50","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/?p=97112"},"modified":"2026-04-11T17:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T15:38:08","slug":"alcaraz-sets-sinner-final-after-tough-vacherot-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/alcaraz-sets-sinner-final-after-tough-vacherot-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Alcaraz Sets Sinner Final After Tough Vacherot Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Carlos Alcaraz defeated hometown hero Valentin Vacherot 6-4, 6-4 Saturday to set a blockbuster final with Jannik Sinner that will double as a shootout for World No. 1 honours.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from one momentary lapse early in the second set, when a sloppy game saw Alcaraz immediately hand back a break, the Spaniard produced some of his best tennis, reminding fans why he is the defending champion and the reason he went 22-1 during last year\u2019s clay-court season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the dream [final] for everyone,\u201d Alcaraz said. \u201cThe No. 1 is on the line so that will make it even more special\u2026 I\u2019m really excited about my first meeting with Jannik in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really happy to win this difficult match against Valentin. He\u2019s playing great tennis with a lot of confidence right now playing in his home town.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/--U8hVFi3S4?si=-ttmIxUTDtu4s6Fw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Intent on asserting his dominance over the physically imposing Vacherot, Alcaraz\u2019s weight of shot pinned the Monegasque deep behind the baseline for most of the match, ensuring that he would be the one to dictate play. The Spaniard finished with 20 winners to Vacherot&#8217;s seven.<\/p>\n<p>Playing in warmer and sunnier conditions than his evening matches leading into the semi-final, Vacherot played aggressively throughout to take the fight to Alcaraz. But the difficulty in moving forward \u2014 especially on return \u2014 made it hard to apply sustained pressure on the Spaniard.<\/p>\n<p>A turning point came at 4-all in the second set. Alcaraz called for a video review of an unusual mid-court inside-out forehand slice. The unsuccessful challenge left Vacherot serving at 40\/15, but the delay proved disruptive. He double faulted en route to losing four consecutive points to drop serve, with an Alcaraz backhand winner off a smash and then a deft drop shot sealing Vacherot\u2019s fate.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz and Sinner have combined to win the past 19 tournaments in which they have both contested. That streak is now guaranteed to hit 20.<\/p>\n<p>Vacherot was ranked No. 256 this time last year, requiring a wild card to compete. His semi-final run \u2014 which included a second-round win over 2025 finalist and World No. 5 Lorenzo Musetti \u2014 will see him rise to No. 17 on Monday. Including his stunning run from qualifying to the Rolex Shanghai Masters title last October, Vacherot has won 17 of his past 21 matches at Masters 1000 level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday&#8217;s final is a shootout for World No. 1.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-97112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classifiee-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Alcaraz Sets Sinner Final After Tough Vacherot Victory - Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Carlos Alcaraz fights off Valentin Vacherot to set a shootout for World No. 1 with Jannik Sinner in Sunday&#039;s final.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/alcaraz-sets-sinner-final-after-tough-vacherot-victory\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Alcaraz Sets Sinner Final After Tough Vacherot Victory - 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