TRIESTE CHALLENGER. Musetti upsets Popyrin in the 2nd round of the the Trieste Challenger

TRIESTE CHALLENGER DRAW AND RESULTS. Musetti upsets Popyrin to compete against Juan Pablo Ficovich in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Lorenzo Musetti vs. Alexei Popyrin

Lorenzo Musetti stuns Alexei Popyrin 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Trieste Challenger on Wednesday. Musetti is going to play against Juan Pablo Ficovich in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Musetti grabbed in the 11th game (6-5) before eventually winning the set (7-5).

Lorenzo converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Australian was unable to convert any of his 6 break points. He had 6 break points opportunities in the 10th (5-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 86 points. Musetti was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than the Australian (45-41). The Italian conceded 14 points on serve (30-14). In addition, on the other side, the Australian conceded 15 points on serve (27-15).

The Italian won the set after he broke Popyrin in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.

The Italian was flawless in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 0-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). On the other side, Lorenzo didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 44 points. The Italian conquered the set after winning 10 points more than Popyrin (27-17). Lorenzo was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (16-4). on the other side of the net, Popyrin conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).

Lorenzo will add to his prize money € 1,020 after winning this match. He has won already € 2,480 after this win. If he wins the next match, Musetti will add € 1,780 to his earnings to earn € 4,260 in total.

Match Statistics

Musetti
Popyrin
Lorenzo Musetti
7-5 6-3
Alexei Popyrin
72
72
Total points
58
58
32
32
Winners
20
20
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
34%
34%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
2
2
4
4
Double Faults
0
0
59%
59%
1st in
53%
53%
84%
84%
1st won
57%
57%
32/38
32/38
1st won
20/35
20/35
54%
54%
2nd won
65%
65%
14/26
14/26
2nd won
20/31
20/31
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
Total
0/6
0/6
38%
38%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the Italian scored 72 points vs. Popyrin’s 58.

Musetti served very well to win 84% of the points (32/38) behind his first serve, and he won 54% points (14/26) on his second serve. The Italian won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points since he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Alexei wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/6). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Musetti and Popyrin is 1-1 for Lorenzo.

Draw and next match H2H: Lorenzo Musetti vs. Juan Pablo Ficovich – stats

Musetti will come up against Pablo Ficovich in the quarter.

There is no head to head record between Lorenzo Musetti and Juan Pablo Ficovich since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Lorenzo Musetti Draw info

Tennis Scores in Trieste Challenger

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