Carlos Alcaraz beat Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 7-6(4) in a sloppy duel Friday afternoon at the Foro Italico. He will face the winner of the second semifinal between Jannik Sinner and Tommy Paul in Sunday’s final.

Surpassing his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Alcaraz (22y 2d) is the second-youngest player to reach the final at three ATP Masters 1000 events on clay, older than only Rafael Nadal (20y 345d, Ham

Carlos Alcaraz overcame a partisan home crowd to battle past Lorenzo Musetti and take his place in the Italian Open final.