Lorenzo Musetti surprises Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4 in the final in Hamburg on Sunday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 46 minutes. This was Lorenzo’s maiden title and he achieved it after converting his 6th match point.
The Italian added € 152,955 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned € 331,125 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Lorenzo Musetti vs. Carlos Alcaraz Hamburg European Open – Hamburg
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Italian scored 100 points vs. Alcaraz’s 95.
Musetti
Lorenzo served exceptionally well to win 78% of the points (46/59) behind his first serve, and he won 53% points (21/40) on his second serve. Lorenzo was pretty focused in converting 67% of the break points that he conquered (4/6).
Alcaraz
On the other side, the Spaniard was battling in converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Musetti and Alcaraz is 1-1.
This was the 1st career title for Musetti. (see list of titles and finals). The Spaniard remains with 5th titles after he conquered the tournament in Umag 2021, in Rio De Janeiro 2022, in Miami 2022, in Barcelona 2022 and in Madrid 2022. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Musetti got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Carlos Alcaraz in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for Musetti to win the set because Alcaraz managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Musetti kept his focus to break Alcaraz in the 7th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).
Lorenzo was on the money in converting all his break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40) and the 7th game (3-3 30-40). On the other side, Carlos was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 2nd game (0-1 30-40).
They played 52 points. The Italian was the one to win the set after conquering 6 more points than Carlos (29-23). The Italian surrendered 8 points on serve (18-8
). In addition, on the other side, Alcaraz conceded 11 points on serve (15-11).Musetti came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Carlos Alcaraz in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, Carlos was not done to come back to break Musetti in the 10th (5-5) game before winning the set at the breaker at 6.
Carlos missed the chance to break Lorenzo in the 8th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).
Tiebreak
Alcaraz won 5 minibreaks in the 2nd (1-1), 3rd (2-1), 10th (4-6), 11th (5-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, the Italian won 3 minibreaks in the 5th (2-3), 8th (5-3) and 9th (6-3) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-6, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6
Alcaraz was perfect in converting all his break points in the 8th (3-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 40-A). Carlos saved 4 set points when he was 3-5, 3-6, 4-6 and 5-6 down. In addition on the other side, Lorenzo was perfect in converting all his break points in the 1st game (0-0 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 85 points. Alcaraz was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than Lorenzo (45-40). Alcaraz lost 12 points on serve (30-12). On the other side, Lorenzo conceded 15 points on serve (28-15).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Lorenzo conquered in the 10th game (6-4).
Musetti converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40). On the other side, Lorenzo didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 58 points. The Italian was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than Alcaraz (31-27). Musetti dropped 8 points on serve (21-8). In addition, on the other side, Alcaraz conceded 10 points on serve (19-10).
Lorenzo Musetti in Hamburg |
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