Lorenzo Musetti upsets Thiago Moura Monteiro 7-62 7-65 in the final of the Forli Challenger on Saturday. After this win, Musetti will be ranked no.138. He will play his next challenger in Parma that will commence on the 5th of October. Musetti didn’t receive any wildcard for the French Open and therefore he will add more matches on the Challenger Tour.
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Musetti was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Moura Monteiro in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, that was not enough for Lorenzo to win the set since Moura Monteiro managed to break back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Musetti kept his cool before winning the set at the breaker at 2.
Tiebreak
Lorenzo won 3 minibreaks in the 4th (3-1), 8th (6-2) and 9th (7-2) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2
Musetti converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 40-A) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40). In addition on the other side, the Brazilian converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had his opportunities in the 6th (2-3 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (3-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 0-40).
They contested 80 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Lorenzo won just 2 points more than Moura Monteiro (41-39). The Italian dropped 15 points on serve (23-15). On the losing side, the Brazilian conceded 18 points on serve (24-18).
Nothing could divide these 2 players in this set and therefore the pair went to fight for it in the breaker. Eventually, the Italian won the tiebreak at 7-5.
Tiebreak
Musetti won 3 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 10th (6-4) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Moura Monteiro won a minibreak in the 5th (2-3) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 5-4, 6-4, 6-5, 7-c
Musetti was unable to convert any of the 2 conquered break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Thiago wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (2-2 30-40).
They played 83 points. The contest during this set was so even that Musetti won just 1 point more than the Brazilian (42-41). Musetti conceded 11 points on serve (30-11). On the losing side, Thiago conceded 12 points on serve (30-12).
Musetti pocketed € 12,250 in prize money after conquering this tournament.
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:58
At the end of the match, the Italian scored 84 points vs. the Brazilian’s 79.
The Italian won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points as he converted only 40% (2/5) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Thiago was battling in converting his break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Musetti and Moura Monteiro is 1-0 for Lorenzo.
At challenger level, this was the 1st career title for the Italian. At challenger level, Thiago remains with 5 titles after he conquered the tournament at the Aix En Provence Challenger 2016, at the Punta Del Este Challenger 2019, at the Braunschweig Challenger 2019, at the Lima Challenger 2019, at the Punta Del Este Challenger 2020, .
Tennis Scores in Forli Challenger
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (7-62 7-65) – Stats and score progression
