During this week we have only a couple of ATP 250 tournaments. Therefore, we do not have big champions competing. Nevertheless, we are lucky to have a look at a couple of nice up-and-coming players such as Lorenzo Musetti and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia.
In Cagliari, Lorenzo Musetti won an amazing match against Daniel Evans in three sets after saving 4 match points. 3 of those were are saved when the Italian was 3-6 down in the final tie-break. The score was 6-1 1-6 7-68.
In Marbella, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia had an important win in 3 sets against Feliciano Lopez that is 22 years older than him. The final score was 4-6 6-2 6-4.
Musetti in Cagliari, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.90 (career-high), Lorenzo has a compiled 20-8 match record in 2021. Lorenzo is currently playing in Cagliari where he overcame Dennis Novak 6-0 6-1 and Daniel Evans 6-1 1-6 7-68.
Lorenzo Musetti will face the world no.57 Laslo Djere in the quarter on Friday at 4:00 pm on CAMPO CENTRALE. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Djere.
Musetti got to the final in the Antalya Challenger and in the Biella 2 Challenger.
Alcaraz Garfia in Marbella, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.133, Carlos has achieved a compiled 9-6 win-loss record in 2021. Alcaraz Garfia is currently competing in Marbella where he defeated Nikola Milojevic 7-63 6-3 and Feliciano Lopez 4-6 6-2 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz Garfia will square off with the world no.26 Casper Ruud in the quarter on Friday at 3 pm on ESTADIO MANOLO SANTANA. They have never played each other so far in top tournaments.
Lorenzo Musetti and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia clashed against each other just 1 time. Their current record is 1-0 for Alcaraz Garfia. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz Garfia won 7-5 2-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Trieste Challenger (Trieste Challenger) in August 2020.