At the China Open in Beijing, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Lorenzo Musetti in straight sets to advance to the quarterfinals. In a lopsided encounter, the Spanish tennis player defeated the Italian with a double 6-2 score that calls for no further comment.
Musetti defeated Alcaraz last year in Hamburg, but many things appear to have changed since then. Alcaraz advanced to the quarterfinals, where he will play Casper Ruud of Norway.
Alcaraz stated his remarks after the match and said: “I feel great, he is a tough opponent and I offered a great performance. I’m happy that from start to finish I didn’t have any highs and lows, I maintained a great level of continuity and this is what I look for in every tournament.”
After beating Musetti, Alcaraz took to his Instagram account and wrote: “Very happy with my level today against a tough opponent like @lore_musetti! We are in the quarters in Beijing! Hungry for more! @chinaopen.”
Alcaraz beats Lorenzo Musetti 6-2 6-2 in Beijing
Every time Carlos plays against someone close to his age, it’s a reminder of how far ahead he is of most of his generation.
Physically, mentally, & literally in a different league.
✅62nd win of 2023
Wow. 🇪🇸 pic.twitter.com/S26U5OFjIO
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) October 1, 2023
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Alcaraz in Beijing, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWLWLLW Currently ranked no.2, Alcaraz has managed to achieve a compiled 60-7 win-loss record in 2023. Alcaraz is playing at the moment in Beijing where he defeated the world no.53 Yannick Hanfmann 6-4 6-3 and the world no.18 Lorenzo Musetti 6-2 6-2.
Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.9 Casper Ruud in the quarter. Their actual head to head record is 3-0 for Alcaraz.
Alcaraz has won 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Carlos was the finalist in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open) and in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open).
Alcaraz won 13 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz is scheduled to play next in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of October.
Lorenzo Musetti in 2023
Ranked world no.18, the Italian played his last match on the 1st of October when he was defeated by world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Beijing (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Italian owns a 32-24 record. Lorenzo Musetti’s most significant accomplishment of the current season was getting to the final in Australia.
Musetti is scheduled to play next in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 4th of October.
Carlos Alcaraz and Lorenzo Musetti played each other 4 times. Their actual head to head record is 3-1 for Alcaraz. The last time they squared off, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in Beijing (China Open) on the 1st of October 2023.
