In the Canadian Masters 1000, the Italian number 2 exceeds the Australian 7-5 6-1, now Michelsen awaits him
Lorenzo Musetti returns to victory in the Toronto Masters 1000. The series 3 number 3 of the tournament beat the Australian James Duckworth in two sets (7-5 6-1). Lorenzo did not win a game from the quarterfinals of Roland Garros, when he had passed Frances Tiafoe and then retired to the semifinal against Carlos Alcaraz due to the injury to the adductor of the right leg that kept him stop for a long time. At Wimbledon, then, he had been hit by an intestinal virus that had debilitated him, also leaving the debut after skipping the Queen’s where he defended the final of 2024. For Musetti it is the victory number 26 of 2025, a year that saw him protagonist of a final and two semifinals on red earth and which also saw his entry into the top 10.
The game
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However, that is not yet very brilliant that of the Tuscan, still on the hunt for the best form. However, this museti is enough and advances against Duckworth, a good player but very far as quality and performance from Italian. In the first set, the blue could close well before the 7-5 final, if only had converted one of the many break balls available: only on 6-5 did the decisive paw arrived, which allowed Lorenzo to close the set. The second set was a solo of the Tuscan, with a 6-1 without problems that allowed Musetti the return to victory. In the round of 16, the challenge against the American Michelsen.
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