italian Lorenzo Musetti This Tuesday he defeated the Australian in three sets. Alex de Minaurbounced back from a loss to the United States in the Premier League. taylor fritz They will compete on Monday for a chance to win in straight sets and advance to the semi-finals. ATP Final This Thursday’s match against Spain Carlos Alcaraz He is a member of the “Jimmy Connors” group for the tournament that concludes the ATP Tour.
Musetti, who is ranked ninth, has qualified for the tournament to be held in Turin. Defection of Serbia’s Novak Djokovic (who was his “executioner” in the final of the first ATP 250 in Athens last Saturday) defeated his seventh-ranked opponent 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 in a close two-hour, 47-minute battle.
De Mignar, who lost to Alcaraz in the Premier League on Sunday, will clash with Fritz, who suffered his first defeat today, on Thursday. If the Spaniard beats Musetti in his next challenge; There is no doubt that we will end this year on top of ranking.
The match between the Italians and the Australians was really crazy. They entered the third set and the Australian came out on top. 4-3 and 30-30, with service. From there it was an extraordinary rally, with all the deep and daring balls, some magical movement from the Italian and a reaction between his legs.
The endless points ended with de Minaur’s winning volley that dragged on the cement. Musetti also quickly lay down and couldn’t reach the last ball. The two tennis stars collapsed against the stage lights for a few seconds to a standing ovation. It was an adrenaline-filled 45 seconds.suspense, disbelief.
Musetti, who possesses an exquisite one-handed backhand, then bounced back as he had in the previous set and won an unexpected match.
“It’s better not to put into words what you’re feeling right now. my thoughts are pretty dark. There were a lot of games this year that we should have won but didn’t. This situation cannot continue. If we want to continue to grow, we can’t afford to lose games. It has a big impact on me mentally. I don’t know how many more times I can endure a loss like this.“This has to be resolved as soon as possible,” De Minaur said. That statistic doesn’t help the Australians, who have lost their last 16 games against top-10 rivals.
A while ago, Carlos Alcaraz At the Masters, he came from behind to win against American Taylor Fritz, winning his second championship. With the win, Alcaraz almost guaranteed a spot in the semifinals of a tournament featuring eight of the season’s best tennis players, winning 6-7 (2-7), 7-5, 6-3 in 2 hours and 50 minutes of play.
“I’m very happy to be back and find my good tennis,” Alcaraz celebrated in an interview at the foot of the court. “I just tried to make the most of the opportunity he gave me. I think so.” we play great tennisthere are some good points,” he emphasized.
The Spaniard faced a very difficult moment in the fifth game of the second set. At that moment, the American player, who had made few mistakes and was repeatedly hitting the line, had two breaking balls that could have decided the duel in his favor.
But Alcaraz started Magic with a racketthe hit was strong enough to wake the audience from their seats, causing them to scream, “Ooooooooooooooo!” and get over the spot. In the network, comparisons were made with Roger Federer’s skills many years ago. And for one thing in particular.
In the third and final set, Alcaraz was at his best, steady on his serve and effective the rest of the way, allowing him to break further in the sixth game and take control. But he struggled to win, wasting three match points on Fritz’s serve in the penultimate game.
The winner of six Grand Slam tournaments remained focused and won his second Masters, effectively guaranteeing him a place in the semi-finals.
And his other big goal in Turin, becoming ATP No. 1 at the end of the season, has already been achieved. There’s only one game leftregardless of what his opponent for first place, Italian Jannik Sinner, does later.
For the doubles tournament, Horacio Zeballos Spain’s Marcel Granollers (3rd place) lost 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 to Italy’s Simone Borrelli and Andrea Vavassoli (7th place) on the second day, and will play for a chance to advance to the semi-finals on Thursday against Britain’s Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash (1st place), who are already in first place at the end of the season.
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