Monte-Carlo Masters 2025 Day 5 Recap

Day 5 at Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters wrapped up the round of 16 and delivered eight matches that shaped the quarter final.

Carlos Alcaraz and Stefano’s Tsitsipas led the accusation and sent Daniel Altmaier and Nuno Borges with authority.

At the same time, Lorenzo Musetti showed his clay judicial ability and ended Matteo Berrettini’s upset driving in straight sets.

The day was not without the turns. Alexei Popyrin stunned fourth seed Casper Ruud in a dirty 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 battle, while Alejandro Davidovich Fokina surpassed the 5th seed Jack Draper in three tight sets.

Arthur Fils also made waves and cruised past 2023 Master Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-3, which proved his clay certificates in just over an hour.

Elsewhere, Alex de Minaur Daniil dismantled 6-2, 6-2 with relentless precision, and Grigor Dimitrov weather out a three-set test against Alejandro Tabilo.

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Day five 2025 Monte Carlo round with 16 results

Alcaraz Aces Altmaier

Carlos Alcaraz is the last eight in Monte Carlo with a 6-3, 6-1 victory over the qualifying Daniel Altmaier.

The 21-year-old Spaniard did not have his A-game on serve, for 10 break points, but that shot is still an ongoing work. He has done several tweaks in recent months, and I think he is probably on the right track.

What he lacks to serve ability, he more than compensates in Flair around the court, and he produced some inspired things. He dug out a 0/40 hole in the first match in the second set before throwing the door closed on his way to take the second set for loss of just one game.

When Sinner found out a couple of years back, Altmaier is a tough cake on Clay, so I think this was a decent win for Carlos. He is still a bit up and down but you would not exclude him from winning the whole thing.

Next up? A quarter-final collision with Arthur Fils, who threw former champion Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-3 with the Frenchman Groundstrokes who looks much more powerful than Rublev.

Honestly, it was difficult. Danny plays well. He is a solid clay court player with a challenging game: many top spinning shots, and he is really good physically. The point does not show how difficult it was … I had to fight in the first set. Getting a break before the new balls was good, which helped with the serving. In the second set I could be myself more, play more aggressively than in the first, and I took my chances. Alcaraz on his win.

Tstitipas starts Borges

Stefano’s Tsitsipas kept his Monte-Carlo stroke as sizzling on Thursday and steamed Nuno Borges 6-1, 6-1 to hack his 50th clay court ATP Masters 1000 victory.

Before last season’s Australian Open, I had always regarded Borges as a pillow-panty Futures player. But he proved me completely wrong for the past twelve months, and I thought he would be a decent test for Tsitipas, who had to work in his opener.

Although it looks like a demolition job on paper with a double bread stick point of 67 minutes, I thought he was playing okay but could not stop Tsitsipas who dictated with his forehand.

When the Greek comes on top with that shot, it is one of the best in the industry, and he also had a good moving day with a lot of explosiveness.

Musetti is waiting in the next round.

Most games were really close. I felt that most of the games ended on the score 40/30, it was a lot of action. I don’t think the score is similar to the match. It was much more than the point. We both tried to push each other to the border. He might not be able to take advantage of some opportunities and I handled them much better than I expected. I know I’ve got good winnings here and played some good tennis. I want to get back to this court and do more and accept the new challenges. I’m just trying to take that match in match. I want to create more memories of this court and I want to play better tomorrow against Lorenzo, which is a fantastic clay court player. Tsitsipas on their winnings.

Other matches of notes

Lorenzo Musetti ended Berrettini’s upset driving in an all-Italian collision at the Court Rainier III. Berrettini had stunned top seeds Alexander Zverev earlier in the tournament, but Musetti’s clay court crafts turned out to be too much when he moved into a 2-1 H2h lead. The 13th seed dictated the game with precision, unpacked the match in straight sets, and on clay I think he is a big favorite when the two meet.

Grigor Dimitrov surpassed Tabilo in a three-set battle on the court des princes. The Bulgarian 15th seed dropped the second set but regrouped to dominate the decision. Tabilo flattered to deceive after his victory over Djokovic, because he is not in good shape, and Grigor should really have boxed one in straight sets to save energy.

Alex de Minaur dismantled the 9th seed Daniil Medvedev 6-2 6-2 in just over an hour. Writing was on the wall, given Medvedev’s first two matches, as De Minaur’s speed and counter -overwhelmed the Russians from beginning to end.

Alexei Popyrin upset fourth seed Casper Ruud 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 in a tense 2-hour 58-minute battle, which ensures that two Aussies were in the last eight. He survived a marathon’s first set and saved seven break points. While Ruud struck back, broke early to demand the other 6-4, the Norwegian beat a 5-3 lead and two match points in the decision when Popyrin took 7-5.

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina surpassed fifth seed drags in 2 hours and 46 minutes. He took the first set of 6-3 with sharp gunfire, but Draper gathered in the second and saved a match point of 6-5 in tiebreak to snag it 8-6. The British served in the third and landed only 48% of the first serving and coughed up 10 double errors in total, including the match at 4-6.

Finally, Arthur Fils dismantled the 2023 champion Andrey Rublev in a fast 62 minutes and won 6-2, 6-3. The 12th seed dominated with an 81% profit frequency for first serving and converted 5 out of 9 breaking points.

Rubev could not counteract Fils All-Round Aggression against the Court of the Princes, and I think Fils’ forehand is a real threat to clay; It looked much more powerful than Rubev’s (which you associate as someone who slams the ball), and he could be a homemade factor on Roland Garros.

Highlights

Monte Carlo 2025 Day 6 Quarter Final Matches