Lorenzo Musetti in the final of the «Bank of China Tennis Open», ATP 250 with a prize pool of 700,045 dollars, played on the hard courts of Hong Kong. The Italian, seeded number 1, defeated the Russian Andrey Rublev in three sets with a score of 6-7 (3), 7-5, 6-4 in 2 hours and 45 minutes of play.
The tennis player from Carrara will play for the title with the winner of the second semi-final between Giron and Bublik.
Entry into the Top 5 of the world rankings
For Musetti, the victory also means entry into the top five of the ranking. Italy, therefore, has two players among the top 5 in the world in singles for the first time since 1973.
A historic achievement for Italian tennis
If successful, he will be the third Italian in the Top 5 in the era of computerized rankings after Adriano Panatta, who entered the top 5 in the world on 10 August 1976, and Jannik Sinner, who reached the Top 5 for the first time on 2 October 2023.
Musetti’s new best ranking
Musetti, underlines Supertennis, rises to 4,105 points, overtaking Alex De Minaur, who was stuck at 4,080 after Australia’s elimination in the United Cup and is therefore sure of reaching the Top 5 and the new best ranking.