Lorenzo Musetti downs Lukas Lacko 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Biella 2 Challenger on Thursday. Musetti will play Ernests Gulbis in the quarter.
Lorenzo added to his prize money € 1,530 after winning this match. He has won already € 3,710 after this win. If he wins the next match, Lorenzo will add € 2,660 to his earnings to get in total € 6,370 in total.
Musetti was happy about the outcome of the match. He commented:
“I’m speechless, I have no words to describe what just happened. It’s an unbelievable feeling to be able to fight at such a level and give my all on court.
I started very nervous but I don’t know what happened after the third set. I flew like a little bird. Everything was working for me and the emotions are indescribable. I’m really happy with the attitude I showed on court.”
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
After this contest, the head to head between Musetti and Lacko is 1-0 for Lorenzo.
Draw and next match H2H: Lorenzo Musetti vs. Ernests Gulbis – stats
Musetti will play Gulbis in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Lorenzo Musetti and Ernests Gulbis since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Musetti started the set strong after breaking Gulbis in the 2nd game (2-0). Yet, that was not enough for Musetti to win the set as Lukas managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. The Italian kept his focus to break the Slovakian in the 10th (6-4) game.
Lorenzo converted 28% of his break points (2/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40), the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Slovakian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 3rd game (0-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 71 points. The Italian was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Lukas (39-32). Musetti dropped 11 points on serve (21-11). Regarding the other side of the net, Lacko conceded 18 points on serve (21-18).
Musetti had a strong start of this set after breaking Gulbis in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. However, that wasn’t sufficient for Lorenzo to win the set as the Slovakian found the way to break back in the 8th (3-5) game.
They contested 52 points. The Italian conquered the set after winning 6 more points than Lukas (29-23). The Italian surrendered 10 points on serve (22-10). In addition, on the other side, Lukas conceded 7 points on serve (13-7).
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- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Lukas LackoLacko (6-4 6-3) – Stats and score progression
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