Lorenzo confirms that he is in great shape and also gives tennis lessons to the Colombian. Favorable scoreboard until the possible semifinal against Alcaraz
All easy for Lorenzo Musetti who arrives in the third round of Roland Garros, beating 6-4 6-4 in two hours and 6 minutes the Colombian Galan, one of a few declaredly vegetarian players of the circuit, n. 122 of the world with a Best Ranking of 56 in 2023 and on the Lucky Loser scoreboard. For the Carrarese it is the tenth career victory in Paris, the Slam where he achieved more success so far, as well as of the 16th match won on Earth in 2025, third behind Cerundolo and Alcaraz. Lorenzo also confirms the positive trend on earth against players outside the top 10: his record, from the beginning of the Roland Garros 2024, is 21-1 (the only defeat, in the final at Umag 2024 against Cerundolo, then n.37).
The game
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It is played in the usual cold climate of these days, with the plumbeo sky that promises rain (and in fact on the two covered fields, the roof is closed). Galan, who in the first round returned to win a game in the tournament after five years, confirms that he has a good service, but for the rest he has very few weapons to counter the quality of the muzzle. The fresh n.7 of the world at the start has a rather cold arm at the joke (just 57% of the first on the pitch with 53% of points) and the Colombian can attack him in response, but as soon as Lollo finds the rhythm from the bottom and manages to make the opponent move by pushing him against the tarpaulins, the first extension arrives thanks to two breaks of advantage. The blue loses one and is a bit like when it serves for the set, granting a delicate break ball that would put Galan’s mainly psychologically back in running, but cancels it by winning the longest exchange of the game. The partial forfeiting Radish Lorenzo, who immediately starts again with a break before an interruption of a few minutes for a slight drizzle: the second set from then on becomes an imperious ride, a muzzle trims the opponent a 6-0 in 21 minutes that does not admit replicas, giving just three points to the service. The partial recites 20 winners at 3 for the number 7 in the world, with Galan who in an attempt to contrast its rhythm commits a lot of free. With the match now downhill, Musetti has a small drop in concentration and grants breaks in the first two shifts of service (in the first game he even dates back from 0-40), but his straight load of top spin remains an unsolvable rebus for Galan. And when Lollo gets the 3-2 break, the game is on ice. For Musetti 8 winners at 13, 21 of straight, and a third round with Opelka or Navone in a scoreboard that until the possible semifinal with Alcaraz offers him only the changing rune as an insidious opponent. Dreaming can be.