Pablo Carreno-Busta, Matteo Berrettini, Roberto Bautista Agut, and Lorenzo Musetti are supposed to play the ATP 250 in Napoli in the upcoming week. Unfortunately, that may not happen for an incredible reason. The courts were not built properly and even the design seems wrong. The conditions were so bad that tennis players refused to play the qualifications on the official courts. Instead, the qualifications are scheduled to be played in Pozzuoli, a completely different location from the official one.
Will the tournament take place?
On social media, some fans also complained about the fact that the main court is not properly designed with a structure obstructing the view from many seats. The organization of the tournament blamed Mapei, the company that constructed the courts. According to reports, they will try to build the courts again over the weekend, hoping that this time nothing will go wrong otherwise, the tournament may not take place at all.
Pablo Carreno-Busta in 2022
LLWLL Currently the world no.15, Pablo played his last match on the 14th of October when he surrendered to world no.56 Arthur Rinderknech 4-6 6-3 7-6(16) in the quarter in Gijon (draw).
Until now, during this year Carreno-Busta has a compiled 32-21 match record. Pablo clinched 1 title in Montreal. Pablo got to the final in Barcelona.
He is also scheduled to play in Basel (Swiss Indoors Basel) on the 24th of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 31st of October.
Matteo Berrettini in 2022
At the moment ranked no.16, Matteo played his last match on the 12th of October when he lost to world no.80 Roberto Carballes Baena 5-7 7-6(5) 7-5 in the 2nd round in Florence (draw).
At the moment, during this season Matteo has an overall 29-11 record. The Italian clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Stuttgart and London. Matteo got to the final in Gstaad.
He is also scheduled to play in Vienna (Erste Bank Open) on the 24th of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 31st of October.
Pablo Carreno-Busta and Matteo Berrettini fought against each other only on 2 occasions. Their current record is 1-1. Before, the last time they competed against each other, Pablo Carreno-Busta won 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Montreal (National Bank Open) on the 9th of August 2022.
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Roberto Bautista Agut in 2022
LWWLWLWLLW Now the world no.22, the Spaniard played his last match on the 13th of October when he was defeated by world no.47 Sebastian Korda 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Gijon (draw).
This year Roberto has a 36-16 record. Roberto clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Doha and Kitzbuhel. Bautista Agut was the runner-up in Mallorca.
Lorenzo Musetti in 2022
LWWWWLWWWL Ranked world no.28, Lorenzo played his last match on the 15th of October when he capitulated to world no.13 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-2 6-3 in the semifinal in Florence (draw).
This year Lorenzo has a 36-24 win-loss record. Musetti clinched 2 titles in 2022 in the Forli 6 Challenger and Hamburg.
Roberto Bautista Agut and Lorenzo Musetti have never played each other so far in top events.
Pablo Carreno-Busta, Matteo Berrettini, Roberto Bautista Agut and Lorenzo Musetti |
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