Lorenzo Musetti saved 4 MPs to stun Evans. HIGHLIGHTS – CAGLIARI RESULTS

SARDEGNA OPEN - CAGLIARI RESULTS. Musetti shocks Evans to face Laslo Djere or John Millman in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Lorenzo Musetti vs. Daniel Evans

Lorenzo Musetti upsets Daniel Evans 6-1 1-6 7-6(8) in the 2nd round in Cagliari on Thursday after saving 4 match points. After winning the first set 6-1, Evans bounce back in style with rather aggressive tennis. Things go to the wire in the third set, especially after the Brit was leading 6-3 in the final breaker. Eventually, it was Musetti to find the way to win the match. The battle lasted 2 hours and 9 minutes.

Musetti will seek to keep on going in this event against Laslo Djere or John Millman in the 3rd round.

Musetti
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Lorenzo added to his prize money € 4,880 after conquering this match. He has won already € 13,650 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Italian will add € 6,815 to his earnings to get in total € 20,465 in total.

Musetti was elated about how things unfolded. He commented:

“It was really tough. I was 3/6 down in the tie-break and he was playing good, always going to the net and always aggressive. I tried to stay calm and tried to play each point. That is what I did and it worked, so I am really happy and really proud of myself with this win.”

Highlights Lorenzo Musetti vs. Daniel Evans Sardegna Open – Cagliari

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Musetti
Evans
Lorenzo Musetti
6-1 1-6 7-68
2h:09
Daniel Evans
92
92
Total points
84
84
48
48
Winners
34
34
52%
52%
Ratio Winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
0
0
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
74%
74%
1st in
65%
65%
74%
74%
1st won
60%
60%
48/65
48/65
1st won
34/57
34/57
35%
35%
2nd won
58%
58%
8/23
8/23
2nd won
18/31
18/31
-- Break Points --
3/7
3/7
Total
3/9
3/9
43%
43%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Lorenzo scored 92 points vs. Daniel’s 84.

Musetti

Musetti won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points as he converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities.

Evans

On the other side, Daniel was battling in converting his break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

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

Draw and next match H2H: Lorenzo Musetti vs. Laslo Djere or John Millman – stats

Musetti will fight against either Laslo Djere or John Millman in the 3rd round. The head to head is 0-1 vs. Laslo Djere and 0-0 vs. John Millman.Lorenzo Musetti Draw info

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Musetti conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Djere in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Lorenzo reinforced his lead after breaking the Brit in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

A defining moment of this set was when the Italian won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to bring the game count from 0-0 to 5-0.

Lorenzo converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40) and the 4th game (3-0 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Evans was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (0-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 38 points. The Italian was the one to win the set after conquering 14 points more than Evans (26-12). The Italian surrendered 6 points on serve (17-6). In addition, on the other side, Evans conceded 9 points on serve (6-9).

Djere was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Musetti in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 4-0. Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Evans to win the set as Lorenzo managed to break back in the 5th (1-4) game. Evans maintained his focus to break Musetti in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

There was a pivotal moment in this set when Daniel won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to bring the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.

Evans converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 4th (3-0 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Italian converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 4th game (0-4 0-40).

They played 41 points. Daniel was the one to win the set after conquering 11 points more than Lorenzo (26-15). The Brit lost 9 points on serve (13-9). On the other side, Lorenzo conceded 13 points on serve (6-13).

Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Finally, the Italian won a thrilling breaker 10-8 after a huge fight with 18 points played.

Tiebreak

The Italian won 5 minibreaks in the 6th (2-4), 10th (4-6), 11th (5-6), 13th (7-6) and 18th (10-8) point. On the other side, Evans won 3 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (4-1) and 9th (6-3) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 1-4, 2-4, 2-5, 3-5, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 8-8, 9-8, 10-8

They contested 96 points. The Italian won 10 more points than Daniel (53-43). Lorenzo surrendered 13 points on serve (33-13). On the other side, the Brit conceded 20 points on serve (30-20).

 

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