Lorenzo Musetti surprises Francisco Cerundolo 6-3 7-6(3) in the semifinal in Hamburg on Saturday. Musetti will face Carlos Alcaraz in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes.
Musetti added to his prize money € 83,245 after conquering this match. He has won already € 178,170 after this win. If he wins the next match, Lorenzo will add € 152,955 to his earnings to get in total € 331,125 in total.
Highlights Lorenzo Musetti vs. Francisco Cerundolo Hamburg European Open – Hamburg
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:54
At the end of the match, Musetti scored 82 points vs. Cerundolo’s 71.
Musetti
Musetti was pretty effective at converting 80% of the break points that he procured (4/5).
Cerundolo
On the other side, Francisco was not so effective in converting his break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Musetti and Cerundolo is 2-0 for Lorenzo.
Draw and next match H2H: Lorenzo Musetti vs. Carlos Alcaraz – stats
Musetti will face Alcaraz in the final.
This will be the 2nd time that Lorenzo Musetti and Carlos Alcaraz face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
Live score progression and stats
Musetti had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Francisco Cerundolo in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Nevertheless, that was not enough for the Italian to win the set because Cerundolo succeeded in breaking back in the 7th (2-5) game.
There was a pivotal moment in this set when Musetti won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to bring the score from 0-0 to 5-0.
Lorenzo was flawless in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 40-A) and the 4th game (3-0 15-40). On the other side, Cerundolo converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 7th (1-5 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).
They contested 63 points. The Italian was the one to win the set after conquering 7 points more than the Argentine (35-28). Musetti dropped 16 points on serve (23-16). Regarding the other side of the net, Francisco conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).
Musetti overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Francisco Cerundolo in the 1st game (1-0). However, there was more to do for the Italian to win the set as Cerundolo succeeded in breaking back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 10th (5-5) game. Lorenzo kept his focus before winning the set at the tiebreak at 3.
Tiebreak
The Italian won 4 minibreaks in the 5th (2-3), 8th (5-3), 9th (6-3) and 10th (7-3) point. On the other side, Cerundolo won a minibreak in the 3rd (2-1) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-3, 3-3, 4-3, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3
Musetti converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 6th game (3-3 30-40 and 40-A). In addition on the other side, Cerundolo converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had his opportunities in the 6th (2-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 90 points. The Italian won 4 points more than Francisco (47-43). Musetti conceded 19 points on serve (27-19). In addition, on the other side, Francisco conceded 20 points on serve (24-20).
Tennis Scores in Hamburg
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Alex MolcanMolcan (7-62 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-3 7-63) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (0-0) – H2H details and stats
