Overview
- Alexander Zverev beat 19-year-old João Fonseca 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3 on Friday to make the Monte‑Carlo Masters semifinals.
- He will face Jannik Sinner or Félix Auger‑Aliassime next once their quarterfinal ends.
- Earlier this week he escaped Cristian Garín after trailing 0-4 in the third set and then beat Zizou Bergs 6-2, 7-5 to reach the last eight.
- Zverev said this is his first clay week in 11 months and he had little time to prepare after Miami, which he blamed for his shaky start.
- Daniil Medvedev exited with a 0-6, 0-6 loss to Matteo Berrettini and smashed his racket several times, underscoring how some top players are still finding their clay form.