ATP Lyon: Forza, Italia! Sinner beats Karatsev, Musetti already in the quarterfinals
Two victories for the Italian teenagers Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti on Wednesday at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Lyon. Musetti is already in the last eight.
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May 19, 2021, 05:47 pm
The match between Karatsev and Sinner took a peculiar course: The Russian won the first round 6-0 - even if the result did not quite match the course of the game, it must be said: Jannik Sinner could not win a single point on his own second serve.
In the second act, Sinner quickly led 4-0, Karatsev had several chances to make a comeback. The 6: 3 for Sinner was also celebrated by most of the fans (500 are allowed per day) - the French spectators wanted to see more tennis.
Musetti beats Korda
With a score of 2: 1 for Karatsev in the decisive set, however, the rain started first. And provided a one-hour break. Sinner had two break opportunities in the seventh game, Karatsev defended offensively and courageously. The semi-finalist of the Australian Open then found a chance to break, but hit three backhand balls in a row out of bounds. Sinner made it better for a few moments - after 2:26 hours of play, the teenager got the decisive break and served to 0: 6, 6: 3 and 6: 4. And thus reciprocated for the defeat suffered in Dubai.
In the first match of the day, Lorenzo Musetti - like on Tuesday against Félix Auger-Aliassime - was able to assert himself in three sets in the round of 16. Musetti defeated Sebastian Korda 6: 3, 1: 6 and 6: 4 in a duel between two # NextGen players. The 19-year-old Italian was the first player to reach the quarter-finals. And there waits for the winner of the game between David Goffin and Aljaz Bedene.
The two top seeded players, Dominic Thiem and Stefanos Tsitsipas , only intervene in the game on Thursday.