Here we are. Lorenzo Musetti plays his most important match in his career. Against Djokovic, on the centre court at Wimbledon. On paper, despite the Serb recovering from an operation, the former world number one remains the favourite, but Musetti has shown great maturity in the first ten days in London. Today could be a huge turning point. It won’t be easy, but he’ll try. On the other side is the reigning winner Alcaraz, who beat Medvedev (a battered Sinner’s hitman) in four 7s and is in the final.
The chronicle of the first set
After 5 games without too many shocks (Musetti starts well and goes to advantage in the very first game, with Djokovic serving) and in the sixth game the Serbian tennis player raises the revs of the engine and plays a couple of science fiction points that earn the break. Then Djokovic holds the serve (5-2). Musetti holds firm in the next service and brings the Serbian to advantage again in the ninth game, earning the first break point of the match, enough to put the match back in balance. But Djokovic is always lurking and converts the second break point of the tenth game that is worth the first set.