Lorenzo Musetti will face Benoit Paire on Saturday as the second match of the day on court 4 (1.30 pm estimated time) at the Miami Open. Lorenzo is having a fantastic year especially after his breakthrough run in Acapulco, where he reached the semifinal starting from the qualifications. he19-year-old has just broken in the top100 and he is going for more.
Lorenzo’s tennis is getting more and more solid and he will have an interesting test in the 2nd round of the Miami Open against Benoit Paire. The Frenchman is hugely talented but extremely erratic and has been struggling a lot in 2021 with a depressing 1-7 win-loss record. Paire has recently stated that he is not even that interested in tennis right now and he is just traveling around without a team to collect money and move on.
After searching the 2nd round in South Florida, Lorenzo commented:
“He’s a really nice guy and is a fantastic player. He has had a lot of ups and downs in his career, but I think he plays incredible tennis. It will be really tough, but for sure it will be fun and a great experience.”
H2H and Prediction
Lorenzo Musetti and Benoit Paire have never played each other. Paire’s current mental state is “good news” for the young Italian that is expected to win in straight sets.
Musetti in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.94 (career-high), Lorenzo achieved a compiled 17-7 match record in 2021. The Italian is currently competing in Miami where he managed to beat Michael Mmoh 6-4 6-4.
Musetti reached the final in the Antalya Challenger and in the Biella 2 Challenger.
Benoit Paire in 2021
Currently ranked no.33, Paire played his last match on the 16th of March when he surrendered to Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round in Acapulco (draw).
Presently, during this year Benoit owns a compiled 1-7 record.
