Very likely that Lorenzo Musetti at least watched the highlights of Roger Federer's comeback appearance at the ATP Tour 250 tournament in Doha, especially the match point. The Swiss turned it against Daniel Evans with a wonderful backhand shot along the line, a blow that has only been seen in this perfection from Dominic Thiem and Stan Wawrinka , and more recently perhaps from Tommy Haas and Philipp Kohlschreiber . Musetti, the Italian teenager who lives in Monte Carlo, is well on the way to placing himself on this list.

After reaching the semi-finals in Acapulco last week, Musetti is currently involved in Miami, where he celebrated his first victory in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament on hard court on Thursday (local time). The 6: 4, 6: 4 against Michael Mmoh was never endangered, the next task is a meeting with Benoit Paire, for whom tennis does not have a particularly high priority at the moment.

Musetti has no chance against Tsitsipas

In contrast to Lorenzo Musetti. The 19-year-old not only exudes youthful esprit and an astonishing amount of finesse on the court - when it comes down to it, Musetti can really do it. Like in the very last game of the game against Mmoh, when Musetti had to fend off a breakball again. Which he did with his best stroke.

"I think my deadly weapon is the backhand along the line," said Musetti after his success. "It was a really difficult moment. And I countered with a fantastic backhand. That will also be one of the keys to improving my game." As the current number 94 in the world, Lorenzo Musetti knows of course that he still has a lot to learn. After all, he had no chance in the semifinals of Acapulco against Stefanos Tsitsipas. The prospects against Paire are good. After that there could be a duel against either Marin Cilic or Cristian Garin.

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