ATP Rome: Teenager Musetti beats Nishikori after Wawrinka
Lorenzo Musetti continues to cause a sensation at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome. After Stan Wawrinka , the 18-year-old Italian also defeated Kei Nishikori and is already in the round of 16.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Sep 17, 2020, 10:59 pm
No sooner has an Italian teenager, Jannik Sinner, established himself among the best 100 tennis players in the world than the next one comes around the corner: Lorenzo Musetti, 18 years old, born in Carrara. Musetti had defeated Stan Wawrinka 6: 0 and 7: 6 (2) in the first round and set the next exclamation mark with the 6: 3 and 6: 4 against Kei Nishikori. And that in a pitch-dark Foro Italico for a short time after a power failure.
He had played very cleverly, Musetti decided immediately after his success. Nishikori would have played much closer to the line than Wawrinka, and it would have adjusted very well to that. He was particularly satisfied with his serve, said Musetti after his greatest career triumph.
Koepfer beats Monfils
The game of Musetti's potential next opponent was also influenced by the power failure: Dominik Koepfer and Gael Monfils went out with the score 6: 2, 0: 1, the match should be played to an end when the lights returned . The players insisted on the Pietrangeli. The German left-hander showed himself from his best side, winning 6: 2, 6: 4 for the first time against a player from the top ten.
By the way, Jannik Sinner will also be part of the round of 16, the South Tyrolean will meet Grigor Dimitrov on Friday at 11 a.m. In the second round, Sinner and Stefanos Tsitsipas said goodbye to number three in the tournament in three sets. And a local hero will definitely be found in the round of the last eight: the winner of the match between Matteo Berrettini and Stefano Travaglia.
The two big favorites and last year's finalists attack again on Friday: Novak Djokovic will meet his compatriot Filip Krajinovic, defending champion Rafael Nadal will also play against a Serb in the evening: Dusan Lajovic, who was able to assert himself against Milos Raonic on Thursday, somewhat surprisingly.