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         Carlos Alcaraz hits a backhand                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Carlos Alcaraz became the third-fastest player to reach a significant ATP Tour milestone as he advanced to the semi-finals at the 2026 Monte Carlo Masters.<\/p>\n<p>The Spanish superstar crushed world No 11 Alexander Bublik 6-3, 6-0 in just over an hour in the quarter-finals at the ATP Masters 1000 event.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> won the first two games before Bublik fought back to take a 3-2 lead after saving four break points to avoid going down a double break.<\/p>\n<p>From 2-3 behind, Alcaraz reeled off the next 10 games in a devastating sequence as he surged to the finish line in his first-ever meeting with Bublik.<\/p>\n<p>The world No 1 is vying to win his second successive Monte Carlo Masters crown after his maiden triumph in the Principality last year.<\/p>\n<p>In his on-court interview with Tennis TV, Alcaraz shared his thoughts on the match.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, first of all, I think I did start pretty well, I just had points to be two breaks up in the first set, I didn\u2019t make it. And then all of a sudden I lost a little bit the feeling of the ball,\u201d said Alcaraz.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Tour News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/jannik-sinner-monte-carlo-masters-health-update-alexander-zverev-semi-final\"><strong>Monte Carlo Masters: Jannik Sinner gives candid verdict on his level ahead of Alexander Zverev clash<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/joao-fonseca-monte-carlo-masters-prize-money-ranking-points-alexander-zverev-loss\"><strong>Joao Fonseca\u2019s Monte Carlo Masters prize money &amp; ranking points revealed after Alexander Zverev loss<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut yeah, after that, I think he just pulled off great shots, great games, I had to run side to side a lot, try to defend my best and I think I just saved a few games that gave me a lot of confidence coming into the match again.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd then playing aggressive\u2026 I would say I played a great and a solid match against him \u2014 that is probably a player that you don\u2019t know what\u2019s gonna be next. Just happy to get through and playing another semi-final here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The seven-time Grand Slam champion also reacted to being told he had achieved his 300th victory on the ATP Tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously I\u2019m really happy about my 300th win in the ATP Tour, and hopefully many more to come,\u201d Alcaraz said.<\/p>\n<p>Alcaraz lost only 67 matches en route to amassing 300 victories, which is fewer than the Big Three (Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer) lost before reaching this milestone.<\/p>\n<p>Tennis icons Rod Laver and Jimmy Connors are the only players to reach 300 victories in fewer matches than Alcaraz in the Open Era of men\u2019s tennis.<\/p>\n<p>The 22-year-old arrived at the 300-win landmark in the same number of matches as American legend John McEnroe (367).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fewest matches to reach 300 men\u2019s singles wins (Open Era)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rod Laver \u2013 355 matches<\/li>\n<li>Jimmy Connors \u2013 363 matches<\/li>\n<li>Carlos Alcaraz \u2013 367 matches<\/li>\n<li>John McEnroe \u2013 367 matches<\/li>\n<li>Rafael Nadal \u2013 373 matches<\/li>\n<li>Ivan Lendl \u2013 373 matches<\/li>\n<li>Boris Becker \u2013 374 matches<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-jannik-sinner-untouchable-grand-slams-spaniard-responds-rivals-claim\">Are Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner \u2018untouchable\u2019 at Grand Slams? 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