ROME. Lorenzo Musetti shocks Wawrinka in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Musetti upsets Wawrinka to come up against Kei Nishikori in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Lorenzo Musetti vs. Stan Wawrinka

Lorenzo Musetti stuns Stan Wawrinka 6-0 7-62 in the 1st round in Rome on Tuesday. Musetti is going to play against Kei Nishikori in the 2nd round.

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There was not much of a fight in this set as Musetti conceded no games to the Swiss before winning the set 6-0.

Lorenzo converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (4-0 40-A). On the other side, Musetti didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 39 points. Musetti was the winner of the set after clinching 11 more points than Wawrinka (27-12). The Italian conceded 5 points on serve (13-5). on the other side of the net, Wawrinka conceded 14 points on serve (7-14).

Musetti had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Wawrinka in the 1st game (1-0). However, that was not enough for Lorenzo to win the set because the Swiss found the way to break back in the 6th (3-3) game. Lorenzo maintained his focus before winning the set at the breaker at 2.

Tiebreak

Musetti won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 4th (3-1), 5th (4-1) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, the Swiss won a minibreak in the 2nd (1-1) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 6-1, 6-2, 7-2

Lorenzo converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Swiss was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 6th game (2-3 30-40).

They contested 84 points. The Italian won 4 more points than Wawrinka (44-40). Musetti dropped 11 points on serve (25-11). In addition, on the other side, the Swiss conceded 19 points on serve (29-19).

Lorenzo will add to his prize money € 16,300 after winning this match. He has won already € 37,490 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Italian will add € 23,510 to his earnings to get in total € 61,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Musetti
Wawrinka
Lorenzo Musetti
6-0 7-62
Stan Wawrinka
71
71
Total points
52
52
25
25
Winners
23
23
35%
35%
Ratio Winners
44%
44%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
2
2
0
0
Double Faults
0
0
67%
67%
1st in
57%
57%
69%
69%
1st won
59%
59%
25/36
25/36
1st won
23/39
23/39
67%
67%
2nd won
40%
40%
12/18
12/18
2nd won
12/30
12/30
-- Break Points --
4/7
4/7
Total
1/1
1/1
57%
57%
Won
100%
100%
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At the end of the match, the Italian scored 71 points vs. the Swiss’s 52.

Lorenzo was pretty good at converting 57% of the break points that he conquered (4/7). On the other side, The Swiss was stunning in converting the only break point that he converted. Anyhow, that was not enough to win the contest.

After this match, the head to head between Musetti and Wawrinka is 1-0 for Lorenzo.

Highlights Lorenzo Musetti vs. Stan Wawrinka Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Interview

After the match, Musetti commented:

“First set was almost perfect. Second set he tried to play better. He was focussed on the match and he wanted to win the set, but I served really good. I mixed a lot with the wide serve, T and body serve. I think the serve was the key to have the lead of the game.”

Draw and next match H2H: Lorenzo Musetti vs. Kei Nishikori – stats

Musetti will square off with Nishikori in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Lorenzo Musetti and Kei Nishikori since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

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