Francisco Cerundolo and Lorenzo Musetti will face off in the semifinal of the Hamburg European Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francisco Cerundolo who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Francisco Cerundolo is the pick to win this match.
Francisco Cerundolo -> 1.87
Lorenzo Musetti -> 2.02

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Prediction and head to head Francisco Cerundolo vs. Lorenzo Musetti

This will be the 2^nd time that Francisco Cerundolo and Lorenzo Musetti play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Musetti (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they fought against each other, Musetti won 6-3 6-0 in the 2^nd round in the Cordenons Challenger back in 2020.

Francisco Cerundolo

Ranked no. 30 (career-high), the Argentine got to the semifinal after beating Daniel Altmaier 2-6 6-4 6-2, Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-2 and Aslan Karatsev 6-3 4-6 7-6⁴.

In the quarter, Francisco defeated Karatsev (6-3 4-6 7-6⁴). During the match, Cerundolo and Karatsev scored the same amount of points (97). However, the world no. 30 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Francisco was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Regarding the service games, Cerundolo made 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Francisco Cerundolo lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Cerundolo put 52% of his first serves in, winning 65% (35/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (24/49) on the 2nd serve. Cerundolo broke Karatsev 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Cerundolo has lost 2 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points he played.

Cerundolo has a fantastic record in the last 7 years having won 70% of his matches (236-99). 25-9 on clay in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Cerundolo has a composed215-84 match record in the last 7 years on clay.

His best result of the current season was conquering the title in in Bastad where he beat Sebastian Baez in the final 7-6(4) 6-2.

The Argentine has a composed 33-17 win-loss record in 2022, 25-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Hamburg

Cerundolo has never competed in this tournament before.

Lorenzo Musetti

Ranked no. 62, the Italian reached the semifinal after beating Dusan Lajovic 6-7⁴ 7-6⁴ 6-3, Emil Ruusuvuori 6-4 7-5 and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4 6-3.

In the quarter, Musetti had a good straight sets win against Davidovich Fokina (6-4 6-3). During the match Musetti scored 66 points vs Davidovich Fokina’s 50. Lorenzo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.

Talking about serving, Musetti struck 2 aces and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Lorenzo Musetti lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Musetti put 74% of his first serves in, winning 60% (24/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 79% (11/14) on the 2nd serve. Lorenzo broke Davidovich Fokina 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Musetti has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Musetti’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Forli 6 Challenger.

Musetti has a composed 24-17 win-loss record in 2022, 18-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Cerundolo	Musetti
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	8	7
Tot Games	76	76
Pts	263-243	257-217
Total Points	506	474
Winners	96	118
%Winners	37%	46%

Both Cerundolo and Musetti played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Francisco Cerundolo lost 2 sets, while Lorenzo Musetti conceded 1 set. Cerundolo has played 1 set more than Musetti (8 vs 7). However, it is interesting to notice that they played the same amount of games (76). Cerundolo scored 96 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Lorenzo bagged 118 winners (46%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Cerundolo	Musetti
Aces	8	5
Avg per match	2.7	1.7
1st in	147/258	166/236
%1st in	57%	70%
1st pts	96/147	118/166
%1st pts	65%	71%
2nd pts	58/111	40/70
%2nd pts	52%	57%

Cerundolo made 8 aces (2.7 per match). Musetti scored 5 aces (1.7 per match). Cerundolo won 65% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Musetti won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Cerundolo	Musetti
Won	13	12
Converted	13/26	12/21
% Converted	50%	57%
Conceded	25	18
Saved	17	12
% Saved	68%	67%
Times Broken	8	6

The Argentine broke his opponents 13 times with a 50% conversion rate. Cerundolo dropped his serve 8 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Musetti broke his opponents 12 times with a 57% conversion rate. Musetti conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Cerundolo
	R1 Altmaier	R2 Rublev	1/4 Karatsev	Total
Score	2-6 6-4 6-2	6-4 6-2	6-3 4-6 7-64
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	26	18	32	76
pts	95-89	71-57	97-97	263-243
Total points	184	128	194	506
Winners	37	24	35	96
%Winners	39%	34%	36%	37%
SERVE
Aces	1	2	5	8
Double Faults	2	1	3	6
1st in	55/92	38/63	54/103	147/258
% 1st in	60%	60%	52%	57%
1st pts	37/55	24/38	35/54	96/147
% 1st pts	67%	63%	65%	65%
2nd pts	20/37	14/25	24/49	58/111
% 2nd pts	54%	56%	49%	52%
Breaks
Won	3	5	5	13
Converted	3/8	5/12	5/6	13/26
Converted %	38%	42%	83%	50%
Conceded	10	7	8	25
Saved	8/10	5/7	4/8	17
Saved %	80%	71%	50%	67%
Times Broken	2	2	4	8

Musetti
	R1 Lajovic	R2 Ruusuvuori	1/4 Davidovich Fokina	Total
Score	6-74 7-64 6-3	6-4 7-5	6-4 6-3
Tot Set	3	2	2	7
Tot Games	35	22	19	76
pts	116-104	75-63	66-50	257-217
Total points	220	138	116	474
Winners	63	31	24	118
%Winners	54%	41%	36%	46%
SERVE
Aces	2	1	2	5
Double Faults	1	2	0	3
1st in	82/112	44/70	40/54	166/236
% 1st in	73%	63%	74%	70%
1st pts	63/82	31/44	24/40	118/166
% 1st pts	77%	70%	60%	71%
2nd pts	17/30	12/26	11/14	40/70
% 2nd pts	57%	46%	79%	57%
Breaks
Won	2	5	5	12
Converted	2/4	5/10	5/7	12/21
Converted %	50%	50%	71%	57%
Conceded	7	7	4	18
Saved	6/7	4/7	2/4	12
Saved %	86%	57%	50%	64%
Times Broken	1	3	2	6

Tennis Scores in Hamburg

• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (6-3 4-6 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Alex MolcanMolcan – Borna CoricCoric (7-6⁷ 2-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos – Karen Khachanov/Andrey RublevKhachanov/Andrey Rublev (w/o) – See score progression
• Tim Puetz/Michael VenusPuetz/Michael Venus – Daniel Altmaier/Jan-Lennard StruffAltmaier/Jan-Lennard Struff (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Lloyd Glasspool/Harri HeliovaaraGlasspool/Harri Heliovaara – Kevin Krawietz/Andreas MiesKrawietz/Andreas Mies (6-1 7-6⁰) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Alex MolcanMolcan (0-0) – H2H and prediction