Musetti stuns Schwartzman in Acapulco to face Tiafoe. HIGHLIGHTS – ACAPULCO RESULTS

ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL - ACAPULCO DRAW AND RESULTS. Musetti shocks Schwartzman to compete against Frances Tiafoe in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Lorenzo Musetti vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman

Lorenzo Musetti upsets Diego Sebastian Schwartzman 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the 1st round in Acapulco on Tuesday. Musetti will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Frances Tiafoe in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 22 minutes. Musetti needed 6 match points before winning the match. The third set was a thriller after Schwartzman won 3 consecutive games (from 1-5 to 4-5) to force the Italian to get all his focus to win the encounter.

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Musetti's Record

Lorenzo added to his prize money $ 8,465 after winning this match. He has won already $ 19,925 after this win. If he wins the next match, Musetti will add $ 11,955 to his earnings to get in total $ 31,880 in total.

Musetti was glad about the match. He commented:

“There is a lot of work, a lot of sacrifice and I think some tears left in my eyes. I’m really proud of myself, but now I’m going to work harder and focus on the next days.”

Highlights Lorenzo Musetti vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Acapulco

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Musetti won this match even if he won less points than Schwartzman (84 vs. 87).

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Lorenzo won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities.

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On the other side, the Argentine had a tough time converting his break points (only 40% – 4/10). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Lorenzo Musetti vs. Frances Tiafoe – stats

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

This will be the 3rd time that Lorenzo Musetti and Frances Tiafoe face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Musetti and Tiafoe (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

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Lorenzo won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 5th (2-3) game, Musetti broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game to win the set 6-3.

Schwartzman was outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-3 to 6-3.

The Italian converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40 and 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, Schwartzman converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 5th (2-2 0-40) and the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 53 points. The Italian was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Schwartzman (29-24). Musetti conceded 12 points on serve (18-12). On the losing side, Diego conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).

Diego in this set was too strong for the Italian and without too much hustling he won 6-2 after breaking Musetti in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Schwartzman was spot on in converting all his break points in the 3rd (2-1 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (4-1 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 40-A). On the other side, Schwartzman didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 51 points. Schwartzman was the winner of the set after clinching 11 more points than the Italian (31-20). Schwartzman conceded 5 points on serve (16-5). In addition, on the other side, Lorenzo conceded 15 points on serve (15-15).

Musetti had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Tiafoe in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Italian to win the set because Schwartzman managed to break back in the 8th (3-5) game.

Musetti lost a big opportunity to break the Argentine in the 7th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

One of the most important stints of the set was when Musetti won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the game count from 0-0 to 4-0.

The Italian converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Schwartzman converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 6th (1-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 8th game (2-5 40-A).

They contested 67 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Italian won just 3 points more than Diego (35-32). Musetti conceded 14 points on serve (21-14). In addition, on the other side, the Argentine conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).

 

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