Lorenzo wins 6-4 6-3 and with 3535 in the Race leaves the Canadian (3145) behind in the race for the Finals in Turin
Lorenzo Musetti makes no mistakes on his debut at the ATP 500 in Vienna. The Tuscan beat the Serbian Medjedovic 6-4 6-3 to continue his run to the Finals. One of the rivals, de Minaur, number seven in the Race, won and Musetti kept the pace. The Italian was supposed to meet Stefanos Tsitsipas on his debut in Austria, but the Greek was forced to withdraw a few hours before the match. Solid and mature performance from the blue: 20 winners and 10 free ones, a truly excellent 92% of points with the first peppered with seven aces. Yet Lorenzo’s match had not started very well. Ready, go and immediate break from Medjedovic, an eternal promise that has not yet exploded. It seems like it could be a complicated match for the Italian, but the fear passes quickly and Lorenzo immediately takes control of the match.
now Etcheverry
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In the tenth game, the decisive break, with a splendid return turn that gives the top ten the first set. In the second it’s a battle until 3-4 and service for the Serbian, when Lorenzo finally hits a long line shot that gives him the third break point of the game, which he finally converts, and then closes the match the following game. In the round of 16, the no. 8 in the world and in the Race and seeded number four in the tournament will face Tomas Martin Etcheverry, already defeated this year in the only previous match, played on the clay of Madrid. With this success, Musetti rises to 3535 points in the Race and keeps his immediate pursuer, Felix Auger-Aliassime (ninth at 3145), expected to make his debut in Basel, at a distance.