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Carlos Alcaraz and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will likely be going head-to-head for simply the second time of their careers after they battle for a spot within the remaining of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters on Saturday afternoon. Their solely earlier assembly got here on the clay-court swing two years in the past, when Alcaraz prevailed 7-6(5), 6-4 within the Barcelona quarterfinals.
On paper this isn’t a very stunning all-Spanish semifinal showdown provided that Alcaraz was the title favourite coming into the week and that Davidovich Fokina is a former runner-up in Monte-Carlo (2022). Nonetheless, each guys simply may have been out of the match a lot earlier within the week. Alcaraz dropped the primary set of his opening match in opposition to Francisco Cerundolo, whereas Davidovich Fokina trailed Ben Shelton by a set and a break within the first spherical.