NextGen Masters: Lorenzo Musetti in the final of the semifinals today
After Lorenzo Musetti 's razor-thin defeat against Dominic Stricker on Wednesday at the NextGen Finals in Milan, one thing is clear: the Italian has to win against Jack Draper today.
by tennisnet.com
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Nov 10, 2022, 08:23 am
Four tiebreaks in five sets - that's what Francesco Passaro and Matteo Arnaldi offered on Wednesday afternoon at the #NextGen finals in Milan. And because they needed 2:38 hours for their match, they could feel like record holders in terms of playing time when meeting the best U-21 players on the ATP tour.
Dominic Stricker and Lorenzo Musetti went one better in the evening. Not as far as the playing time is concerned, because the local favorite and his Swiss opponent stayed ten minutes behind Passaro and Arnaldi. Very good but in terms of tension. Because each of the five sets was decided in the tie-break. And with $.3 (5), 4:3 (6), 3:4 (7), 3:4 (6) and 4:3 (3), Stricker was the first player to make it into the semifinals.
For Musetti, the train hasn't left yet either. But: In today's match against Jack Draper, a win is needed. Like Musetti, the Brit won his match against Chun-Hsin Tseng. But lost to Stricker. The good news for the Italian fans is that Lorenzo Musetti can handle pressure situations very well. He has already shown that with his final victories in Hamburg against Carlos Alcaraz or in Naples against Matteo Berrettini this season.