Top seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner cruise into Monte Carlo semi-finals

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sinner-jannik/6HdC3z4H/"]Sinner[/a] extended his winning run at Masters 1000 events to 20 matches as he brushed aside [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/auger-aliassime-felix/CzXh4LAb/"]Felix Auger-Aliassime[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/auger-aliassime-f-CzXh4LAb/sinner-j-6HdC3z4H/?mid=v1yGga84"]6-3, 6-4[/a] in one hour and 32 minutes.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Alcaraz[/a] was next on the centre court and extended his clay-court run of victories to 16 as he crushed [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bublik-alexander/t0WN9vR6/"]Alexander Bublik[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]6-3, 6-0[/a] in one hour and three minutes.[/p][embed guid="61b051da-0872-48c4-9d58-062f7204ea3d" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2042633787155124706" social-type="twitter" /][p]The top two had both suffered second-set blips the day before when Sinner, who said later his energy level was not right had his record streak of 36 consecutive sets won in Masters tournaments snapped by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/machac-tomas/S44E7UYr/"]Tomas Machac[/a] in the last 16.[/p][p][b]"I feel like it was a step forwards today,[/b]" said the Italian after beating Canadian Auger-Aliassime.[/p][p]"It was a very tough match. I knew I had to get better in certain areas. The serve is not there yet, where I would love it (to be), but all things considered I'm very happy.[/p][p][b]"But in any case, very happy to be back in the semis."[/b][/p][embed guid="541d010d-e182-4c20-8111-a242cc0e1c08" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2042602257179373689" social-type="twitter" /][p]Sinner has never won one of the elite clay tournaments but will be a strong favourite when he plays [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zverev-alexander/dGbUhw9m/"]Alexander Zverev[/a] after winning their last seven meetings.[/p][p]The world number two, who completed the 'Sunshine double' with wins at Indian Wells and the Miami Open, is still on track for a possible first clash of the year with Alcaraz in the final.[/p][p]Sinner dropped just seven points on serve in a dominant opening set, which he took courtesy of a break in the sixth game.[/p][p]The four-time Grand Slam champion also powered through the second set, wrapping up his fifth consecutive win over seventh-ranked Auger-Aliassime.[/p][h2]'Playing aggressively'[/h2][p]Alcaraz, playing Bublik for the first time, broke in the opening game and had four break points in the third game but could not take any.[/p][p]Bublik broke back in the fourth game and led 3-2, but Alcaraz won the next 10 games as he raced to victory.[/p][p][b]"I started the match pretty well,"[/b] Alcaraz said.[/p][p]"I had points to be two breaks up and didn't make it and then I lost a bit of the feeling on the ball.[/p][p][b]"I had to run side to side a lot, had to defend and then a few games gave me a lot of confidence in the match. I was playing aggressively and I played a great and solid match against a player that you don't know what they will produce next."[/b][/p][p]Alacarz will next face home favourite, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vacherot-valentin/rFqoSYd8/"]Valentin Vacherot[/a], whose dream run continued with a brilliant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/de-minaur-a-EZgZ9Xfh/vacherot-v-rFqoSYd8/?mid=fm41gShg"]6-4, 3-6, 6-3[/a] win over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-minaur-alex/EZgZ9Xfh/"]Alex de Minaur[/a].[/p][p]World number three Zverev sealed a battling [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/fonseca-j-tv073LUc/zverev-a-dGbUhw9m/?mid=QVMnPgF6"]7-5, 6-7(3), 6-3[/a] victory over Brazilian teenager [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fonseca-joao/tv073LUc/"]Joao Fonseca[/a] to reach the semi-finals in Monaco for the third time.[/p][embed guid="e61059e1-0810-4f38-a958-24a7209d50d6" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2042573868523463038" social-type="twitter" /][p]The German could complete a career sweep of the clay-court Masters 1000 events. He has won the Italian Open and Madrid Open twice each.[/p][p]Big-hitting 19-year-old Fonseca was playing his first Masters quarter-final but pushed his opponent.[/p][p]Zverev broke in the 11th game and then served out the opening set to love, before breaking again at the start of the second.[/p][p]Fonseca reeled off four straight games from 3-1 down to tee up the chance to serve for the set, but he failed to take that opportunity.[/p][p]The world number 40 found his rhythm in the tie-break with a string of magnificent groundstrokes to force a decider.[/p][embed guid="c6b3703e-cdec-4ef7-ba91-6ad42e0f7ebb" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2042575822364512684" social-type="twitter" /][p]But Fonseca could not maintain that level as Zverev improved.[/p][p]The 28-year-old broke in the sixth game and served out victory, reaching his third straight Masters 1000 semi-final this year.[/p]