Lorenzo leaves no escape for Spanish number 44 in the world: 6-3 6-0 6-1 in an hour and 37 minutes. In the quarterfinals it will be derby against Sinner
No Broadway, Lorenzo Musetti’s show is staged at Flushing Meadows, Queens. The Italian number 2 overwhelms 6-3 6-3 Jaume Munar, the 28-year-old Spanish who trains at Nadal Academy, and hits the quarter-to-year quarters for the first time. Not only that, reaches Matteo Berrettini and Jannik Sinner in the Azzurri club capable of reaching this level of the Slam on the three different surfaces. On Munar paper, although slipped into the top 50, he could have been a source of trouble for Lorenzo. The last time on the concrete, at the Hong Kong tournament at the beginning of the year, Musetti had sold to the Majorcan ending up below in the previous 2-1.
Munar, nicknamed Jimbo (like Connors) for his provocative character, did not even have time to think. Lorenzo dictated his law from the first to the last point, with power and variety, supported by the service and his garage who, throughout the match, supported him “Bravo Lore”, “Beautiful Lore”. There has been Tartarini who has been training him since he was 9 years old, there is his partner Veronica with the belly, but he never wants to miss. Musetti’s strength is also here, in his magical circle, which is accompanying him in the delicate transition from boy to man, father of family and mature player. “Lorenzo must realize how strong he is,” said the friend of always Flavio Cobolli after having sold him in the third round.
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Who knows that this awareness does not help him to still improve his journey to New York, where he was a finalist from Junior before going to win the Australian Open of the boys. On the road it could find an insurmountable obstacle like Jannik Sinner, in a dream derby, never seen at this level in America. The game itself has little to say, it was a carrine showdown against the Spaniard who perhaps also had some ailments since he often healed. First two sets without history: the result immediately unlocks in the first with Munar who messes with the straight and goes below 15-30, then with a double foul delivers two break balls to the blue (15-40) which immediately scored. From that moment Lorenzo continues to climb, he sends the Spaniard into confusion hiding the ball as a magician, confirms the break 3-1 and goes to close with a second break for the 6-2. In the second part, Munar has no weapon to be contrasting to Lorenzo, who plays as he wants. Change the rhythm, the ragli, the corners. As in a blender, the 28-year-old Spanish cannot keep even one of the shifts of service and museums goes to sit with a 6-0 round round. Third set that opens with a small empty passage of the Tuscan who in the third game makes two straight errors, 0-30, commits a double foul and grants three breaks to Munar. He manages to neutralize them all, the fourth also arrives, but even the first saves him. Keeps the joke, shout “good!” And it makes the mark of the head, as if to say that in addition to the fairy hand, now there is also the ability to stay on the piece without getting caught by the frenzy. He immediately torn the service to Munar to go on 3-1 and then falter a little in the 5th game where he goes to the advantages before lengthening 5-1 with another break and close 6-1. Now the expected dream becomes reality: in the quarterfinals it will be derby against Jannik Sinner.
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