Carlos Alcaraz’s maiden Monte Carlo Masters title has drawn reactions from Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and other stars of the sporting world.
The Spanish star defeated Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 in the final of the clay-court Masters 1000 tournament to secure his second title of 2025.
Alcaraz became the sixth Spanish player to win the Monte Carlo Masters after Manuel Orantes, Sergi Bruguera, Carlos Moya, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Nadal.
The 21-year-old has now secured four of the nine different Masters 1000 crowns, having also triumphed in Indian Wells, Miami and Madrid.
The four-time Grand Slam winner has overtaken Alexander Zverev to claim the world No 2 spot in the ATP Rankings.
In reply to Alcaraz’s Instagram post celebrating his victory, 11-time Monte Carlo champion Nadal wrote: “Congratulations! Great week in a very special place.”
Djokovic, a Monte Carlo winner in 2013 and 2015, posted: “Congratulations titan.”
Guillermo Coria, a 2004 Monte Carlo Masters champion and former world No 3, replied: “Grande Carlitos. You gonna have to buy a separate ticket for that trophy.”
Fabio Fognini, who won the tournament in 2019, wrote: “Now if you can talk (laughing emojis).”
Stan Wawrinka, Bianca Andreescu and Jakub Mensik were among the other tennis stars to congratulate Alcaraz.
Vinicius Junior and Brahim Diaz — players for Alcaraz’s beloved Real Madrid — also shared their support with congratulatory emojis.
Following his triumph in Monte Carlo, Alcaraz addressed whether he had proven a point.
“I don’t feel that way,” he told the media. “I always say that, let’s say freak talk, when you’re not winning or people have high expectations of you when you don’t win tournaments or matches they probably talk a lot.
“I just realised that I don’t have to think about all they are talking about and just focus on myself. So I’m not going to say I just proved them wrong.
“I’m just really happy to be able to refocus on the important things and just be focused on myself and the part that I have to follow with my team. Just playing for myself. So I’m just really happy that I was able to do it.”
He continued by stating: “It’s been a tough month for me. On and off the court. I don’t want to say in public, but I was struggling stepping on the court. It’s been difficult to find a way to not think about everything.”
