Atp Napoli, Musetti-Kecmanovic odds: Lorenzo favorite

A nice Musetti in Naples, beautiful. Lorenzo is in the semi-final in the ATP 250 of the Campania capital, the third consecutive tournament in which he arrives at this point after Sofia (defeat against Huesler) and Florence (ko against Auger-Aliassime). Simone Tartarini’s pupil, number 24 in the world (best ranking), will see it in the semifinals against Miomir Kecmanovic.

The moment

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The dream of Italian fans is to attend a final between Musetti and Matteo Berrettini, who will challenge the American MacKenzie McDonald in the other semifinal. The Roman tennis player is seeded number 2, Musetti la 4. The first player of the seeding, Pablo Carreno-Busta, was defeated by Kecmanovic in the quarter-finals: 7-5 6-2 for the 30th player of the ranking ATP, virtually number 28. While Lorenzo easily beat Daniel Galan with a clear 6-3 6-0, after winning against Laslo Djere in the round of 16.

The numbers

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Musetti and Kecmanovic have never faced each other in their careers: it will be the first match between the two players. Both young: born in 1999, the Serbian, born in 2002, Lorenzo. For Miomir this is the ninth career semi-final at ATP level, the third this year: only defeats in 2022 and a balance of two career victories and six defeats. While Musetti is in the seventh semifinal: the only victory, in Hamburg against Francisco Cerundolo, led to the first ATP title.

Quotes

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And it is Musetti himself who is favored according to the bookmakers, even if the outcome is far from obvious. Lorenzo’s victory is given at 1.83 by GoldBet, Snai and Better, while a success by Kecmanovic is proposed at 2.00 by Bet365, at 1.95 by GoldBet and Better. The most probable outcome, according to the operators, is Musetti’s victory in two sets: 3.00 for Bet365 and Betfair, 2.88 for LeoVegas and 888Sport. While the most unlikely outcome is a success of Kecmanovic in three partial: 4.40 for Better and GoldBet, 4.35 for 888Sport. As for the score with which the first set will end, the bookmakers aim for 6-3 or 6-4 in favor of the Italian tennis player: in the first case there is an agreement on the odds of 6.00, in the second it goes from 5.40 to 7.50 .