Lorenzo Musetti was hoping to have a good run at the Next-Gen Finals but that didn’t really happen. The Italian player did not manage to qualify for the semifinals after losing to an inspired Jack Draper with a straightforward 4-1 4-0 4-3(3).
Soon after the match against the British player, Lorenzo admitted that he was struggling with his energy and motivation.
“There is no problem with the hand. The problem was almost everywhere. Surely the tiredness at the end of the season was seen, I was unable to recover from the demanding match with Stricker.
I had already understood this morning from how I woke up: I was undecided whether to play or not, then I decided to do it and out of respect for the public who supported me these days I tried to do something, even if it was not enough. Jack was immediately good at imposing his game. Finally, a moment of rest has come before the Davis Cup.”
Lorenzo Musetti in 2022
Ranked no.23 (career-high), the Italian played his last match on the 10th of November when he surrendered to world no.41 Jack Draper 4-1 4-0 4-3(3) in the round robin in the Next Gen ATP Finals (draw).
At the moment, during this season Musetti achieved a 44-28 match record. Musetti clinched 3 titles in 2022 in the Forli 6 Challenger, Hamburg and Naples.
Jack Draper in 2022
Ranked world no.41 (career-high), the Brit played his last match on the 10th of November when he beat world no.23 Lorenzo Musetti 4-1 4-0 4-3(3) in the round robin in the Next Gen ATP Finals (draw).
Presently, during this year the Brit achieved an overall 46-18 record. Draper has won 4 titles in 2022 in the Forli 2 Challenger, the Forli 4 Challenger, the Forli 5 Challenger and the St. Brieuc Challenger.
Lorenzo Musetti and Jack Draper played each other only 1 time. Their record is 1-0 for Draper. When they played, Jack Draper won 4-1 4-0 4-3(3) in the round robin in Milan (Next Gen ATP Finals) on the 10th of November 2022.
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