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The 21-year-old saw three set points escape in a first set that lasted 65 gruelling minutes, but eventually got over the line after six match points to reach his 23rd ATP Tour final.

“It’s been a long time,” Alcaraz said after the win.

“I just had to be patient and believe that this moment was going to come again. 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.”

Alcaraz will play Lorenzo Musetti for the title after the Italian came back from losing the first set to beat Australia's Alex de Minaur in their semi-final.

“I think I played really good tennis from the beginning until the last point,” Alcaraz added.

“I tried to take the chances he gave me in the match. He saved a lot of break points and match points, but I’m really happy to [have] thought about myself. The most important thing is that I’m feeling great physically.”