MONACO (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz battled past Spanish compatriot Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6 (2), 6-4 on Saturday to book his place in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters.

World No. 3 Alcaraz needed six match points to reach his 23rd tour-level final. The 21-year-old player next faces Lorenzo Musetti or Alex de Minaur on Sunday as he bids for his first trophy in Monte Carlo.

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“It’s been a long time. I just had to be patient and believe that this moment was going to come again,” Alcaraz said, after reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 final in 13 months—since the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells last March.

“Sometimes the people are not patient, they want me to make the final in every tournament. I’m really happy to give them the chance to watch one of my finals again.”