ROME STATS. Musetti shocks Nishikori in the 2nd round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. HIGHLIGHTS

INTERNAZIONALI BNL D'ITALIA - ROME DRAW AND RESULTS. Musetti surprises Nishikori to square off with Dominik Koepfer in the 3rd round

Prediction and head to head Lorenzo Musetti vs. Kei Nishikori

Lorenzo Musetti surprises Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Rome on Thursday. Musetti will clash against Dominik Koepfer in the 3rd round.

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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Musetti grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) just before eventually winning the set (6-3).

The Italian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, Kei was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 64 points. Musetti was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than the Japanese (35-29). Lorenzo dropped 13 points on serve (24-13). on the other side of the court, the Japanese conceded 11 points on serve (16-11).

Similarly to the 1st set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Lorenzo conquered in the 9th game (5-4) before finally winning the set (6-4).

The Italian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Japanese was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 40-A and 40-A).

The Italian will add to his prize money € 23,510 after conquering this match. He has won already € 61,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Lorenzo will add € 14,000 to his earnings to get in total € 75,000 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults and breaks

Musetti
Nishikori
72
72
Total points
62
62
39
39
Winners
28
28
54%
54%
Ratio Winners
45%
45%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
1
1
2
2
Double Faults
4
4
68%
68%
1st in
62%
62%
78%
78%
1st won
74%
74%
39/50
39/50
1st won
28/38
28/38
43%
43%
2nd won
43%
43%
10/23
10/23
2nd won
10/23
10/23
-- Break Points --
2/6
2/6
Total
0/5
0/5
33%
33%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Lorenzo scored 72 points vs. Kei’s 62.

Lorenzo served extremely well to win 78% of the points (39/50) behind his first serve. However he won only 43% points (10/23) on his second serve. Musetti won this match even if he wasn’t that great in converting his break points since he converted only 33% (2/6) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, the Japanese wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/5). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

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

Highlights Lorenzo Musetti vs. Kei Nishikori Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome

Draw and next match H2H: Lorenzo Musetti vs. Dominik Koepfer – stats

Musetti will take on Koepfer in the 3rd round.

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

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