Painful debut for Lorenzo Musetti at the ATP Finals in Turin. Against Taylor Fritz, number 6 in the world and in the tournament, the Carrarino is unable to express his full potential and loses in two sets 6-3 6-4. Fresh from a very tiring end of the season and the final played (and lost) two days ago in Athens against Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo ‘the Magnificent’ arrived at the masters’ tournament with empty batteries. And it shows.
His shots, in fact, are always delicious, but not supported by the power needed to really worry the American who reached the final in Turin last year (he was defeated with a double 6-4 by Sinner). And it is no coincidence that except for the first game Musetti has to suffer the classic seven shirts to be able to keep his shifts of service.
A break is enough for Fritz to win the first set. In the second the situation does not change and here too a break for the American is enough to take home the set and the match, after having failed a match point at 5-3.
Now Taylor Fritz will face Carlos Alcaraz while Musetti will face Alex de Minaur in the hope of being able to achieve his first historic victory at the ATP Finals.
