Lorenzo Musetti grounds Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-3 6-2 in the quarter in Florence on Friday after playing a solid match to square off with Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Musetti added to his prize money € 13,430 after conquering this match. He has won already € 31,925 so far in this competition. If he wins the next match, the Italian will add € 22,375 to his earnings to get in total € 54,300.
Highlights Lorenzo Musetti vs. Mackenzie Mcdonald Firenze Open – Florence
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:15
At the end of the match, the Italian scored 62 points vs. Mackenzie’s 38.
Musetti
Lorenzo was pretty focused in converting 57% of the break points that he conquered (4/7).
Mcdonald
On the other side, Mcdonald was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 20% – 1/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Musetti and Mcdonald is 1-0 for Lorenzo.
Draw and next match H2H: Lorenzo Musetti vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime – stats
Musetti will face Auger-Aliassime in the semifinal.
This will be the 4th time that Lorenzo Musetti and Felix Auger-Aliassime face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Musetti (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Musetti won 6-2 7-62 in the 2nd round in Monte carlo back in April 2022.
Live score progression and stats
Musetti started the set strong after breaking Mackenzie Mcdonald in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Anyhow, there was more to do for the Italian to win the set as the American found the way to break back in the 5th (1-4) game.
There was a pivotal moment in this set when Lorenzo won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.
The Italian was flawless in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 30-40). On the other side, Mackenzie converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 5th (0-4 15-40) and the 7th game (2-4 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 52 points. Musetti was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than the American (31-21). The Italian lost 9 points on serve (19-9). On the other side, Mcdonald conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).
Musetti in this set was too strong for Mcdonald and eventually he won 6-2 after breaking the American in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Mackenzie couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the game count went from 1-2 to 6-2.
Lorenzo converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (2-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40). On the other side, the American was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 48 points. Lorenzo conquered the set after winning 14 points more than Mackenzie (31-17). The Italian dropped 5 points on serve (17-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Mcdonald conceded 14 points on serve (12-14).
Tennis Scores in Florence
- Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (6-3 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Mikael YmerYmer – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-4 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Jeff WolfWolf – Alexander BublikBublik (3-6 7-5 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (1-2) – H2H details and stats
- Jeff WolfWolf – Mikael YmerYmer (0-0) – H2H details and stats
