Lorenzo Musetti

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Musetti Saves 2 MPs, Rallies To Lajovic Win In Hamburg

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#NextGenATP Italian is fourth in Pepperstone ATP Race To Milan
Lorenzo Musetti was on the brink of an early exit on his debut at the Hamburg European Open on Monday afternoon, but the #NextGenATP Italian dug deep to rally to a 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 6-3 first-round victory against Dusan Lajovic at the ATP 500 event.

It marks a first tour-level win for the 20-year-old since May, when he came through qualifying before defeating Ilya Ivashka and Sebastian Korda en route to the third round at the Mutua Madrid Open. Despite his struggle for form since then, Musetti showed admirable resilience on Monday in Hamburg, where he saved a match point when serving at 4-5 and then again at 5-6 in the second set of his first ATP Head2Head meeting with Lajovic.


After taking the second-set tie-break, Musetti claimed the only break of the decider to seal a hard-fought two-hour, 56-minute victory. The win over World No. 75 Lajovic will be a boost to the Italian, who currently sits fourth in the Pepperstone ATP Race To Milan, as he seeks to qualify for November’s Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals in his homeland for the second consecutive year.

Musetti, who now holds a 14-16 record for the 2022 season, will face third seed Diego Schwartzman or Emil Ruusuvuori in the second round in Germany as he seeks to reach his fourth tour-level quarter-final of the year.

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Musetti Poised For Top 50 Breakthrough After Reaching Hamburg SFs

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#NextGenATP Italian defeated Davidovich Fokina on Thursday
Lorenzo Musetti is poised to crack the Top 50 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings for the first time behind his semi-final run at the Hamburg European Open. The 20-year-old defeated Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 6-3 on Friday at the ATP 500 event to secure his best result of the 2022 season.

"I think I played one of the best matches of the year," he said after the victory against his close friend. "Really intense from the beginning and really focussed on each point. I think that was the key to get through with the win."

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Musetti has moved up 13 places to No. 49 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings this week; he could reach as high as No. 31 with the title. The Italian's career-high in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings is No. 51.

Entering Hamburg on a six-match tour-level losing streak, the #NextGenATP star has broken out of that slump in style. After dropping his opening set of the tournament against Dusan Lajovic, Musetti has now won six straight sets in Hamburg to book his semi-final place opposite Francisco Cerundolo.

"I was returning really good. I was hitting with full power every shot," said the Italian, who converted five of seven break points in the quarter-finals. "I was really confident. Sometimes it's like this, it's a joy to play.

"Sometimes you have to suffer for this, you have to work hard. Sometimes you have to sacrifice to have the achievements that you dream of. I'm dreaming really hard, so I will keep working hard too."

Entering the week fourth in the Pepperstone ATP Race To Milan, Musetti has strengthened his grip on a place in the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals by reaching his fourth career tour-level semi-final.

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ATP Hamburg 22 SF:

48 Pedro Martínez 965
49 Lorenzo Musetti 960
50 Andy Murray 950

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Musetti Reaches First Final In Hamburg

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#NextGenATP Italian awaits Alcaraz or Molcan
Lorenzo Musetti has broken through to his first ATP Tour final at the Hamburg European Open behind a Saturday semi-final victory against the red-hot Francisco Cerundolo. The #NextGenATP Italian dominated the first half of the contest but navigated a nervy finish to secure a 6-3, 7-6(3) victory.

On his first match point at 5-4, A/40 in the second set, Musetti's underarm serve backfired as Cerundolo reacted quickly to force a difficult, low volley. But after falling behind 1/3 in the tie-break, the 20-year-old closed the match how he started it, dominating proceedings to win the final six points.

Musetti extended his winning streak to eight consecutive sets on the Hamburg clay after his comeback win against Dusan Lajovic, in which he saved two match points in the opening round. Cerundolo saw his eight-match winning streak, dating back to his Bastad title, ended.

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After battling through three deuces to hold in the opening game of the match, the Italian raced to a 5-0 lead in the opening set and then led 2-0 in the second. Musetti was able to neutralise his opponent's powerful forehand with strong hitting off both baseline wings and dogged retrieving when stretched.

From 1-3 down in the second set, Cerundolo began to find the range on the forehand that has propelled him on his recent run. Hitting the corners, he levelled at 3-3 but then committed a few untimely errors to immediately hand the break back.

Still, he was able to force a tie-break behind more powerful forehands as Musetti failed to serve out the match. Cerundolo appeared to be locked in as he took the lead in the tie-break, but Musetti rediscovered his top form to advance to his first tour-level final in style.

The Italian has moved up 22 places to No. 40 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings this week, setting himself up to improve upon his previous career high of No. 51 in the next edition of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings.

An all #ATPNextGen final could be on the cards, should 19-year-old Carlos Alcaraz get past Alex Molcan in Saturday's second semi-final.

More to follow...

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