Lorenzo passes 7-5 3-6 6-3 6-2, after Wimbledon they are the second Slam quarters. Tiafoe awaits him who beat Altmaier
A physical, mental, tactic but above all spectacular battle. Lorenzo Musetti and Holger Rune gives them good reason for four sets on the Night of Paris, and in the end the blue 7-5 3-6 6-2 spends, with the new certainties of top 10 and a maturity that allow him to perfectly manage a match capable of being very complicated. Musetti reaches the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the first time, the seconds at the Slam level after the Wimbledon semifinal last year.
Frances Tiafoe awaits him on the semifinal road, who got the better of the German Altamier and leads 3-2 in the previous ones. The last two matches won the 27 -year -old from the United States, but the only challenge on Earth, at the international 2023, went to the blue.
The game
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First set which is a one -hour marathon and ten continuous reversals in front. Rune starts not very centered, he commits several errors and muses to take advantage of it immediately earning two break balls on 15-40, concretizing the first with a straight acceleration. Lorenzo consolidates the advantage and then, in the fourth game makes the service to the Danish who carries on 2-2. Everything to be redone, but Museo is good at not being caught by nervousness against an always aggressive opponent. The balance breaks again in the 9th game with the break of muzzles that serves for the first set ahead 5-4. Lorenzo gets caught on 30-30 but he cannot keep the service, and after having also had a set point, with the third free of the game you make a breakkare: 5-5. All again to be redone and the Italian number 2 is there, still with patience, takes advantage of the errors of the Danish and to turn opportunities with two beautiful straight in cross and again marks a break, it starts forward 6-5 and then finally closes the first set 7-5 with a liberating scream. The second partial, however, sees him drop to the service and in attention. On the other hand, the Danish is much more on the piece, grants little and play free. In the 6th game he torn the service to blue and confirms the 5-2. Lorenzo can no longer recover and Rune tie the account of the 6-3 sets.
Blue overtaking
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In the third set Musetti starts with the right foot, holds the service at the opening and puts pressure in response to the Danish who immediately grants three break balls. Lorenzo goes to the second chance, a 2-0 that risks being ephemeral: at the time of consolidating it ends from 40-0 to the advantages, but manages to remain clinging to his service and extends 3-0 up to 5-2. When it is time to serve to bring home the third set, on 5-3, the Tuscan gets reached on 30-30 and then with a second charge goes to Set Point, 40-30, then closes and extends 2 sets to 1. In the interval there is the toilet break of Rune, while Musetti remains there in its place and loads, makes the hand, aware that the quarterfinals against Frances Tiafoe are a concrete chance. This is why he returns to the field and immediately nails the Danish with a perfect game, of technique, tactics and character and closes 1-0 by consolidating the advantage immediately. On 3-1 and Rune Service, Lorenzo goes on 0-30, the Danish regents him but grants a break ball to the advantages and loses the service for the sixth time sinking 4-1. Musetti raises the level, Rune cannot keep up with him and also gives up the fourth set, 6-2, after canceling a match point. Magnificent, Lorenzo.
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