Tommy Paul ousts Lorenzo Musetti 6-1 7-6(8) in the final in London on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 28 minutes. This is the first time that the American conquered this tournament. His most significant achievement in this event so far was reaching the quarter. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Paul added € 194,845 to his prize money after conquering this final. He has earned € 421,790 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Tommy Paul vs. Lorenzo Musetti cinch Championships – London
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:28
At the end of the match, Tommy scored 69 points vs. Musetti’s 56.
Paul
Paul served exceptionally well to win 77% of the points (36/47) behind his first serve, and he won 59% points (13/22) on his second serve. Tommy was pretty effective at converting 75% of the break points that he procured (3/4).
Musetti
On the other side, Lorenzo had some problems converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Paul and Musetti is 1-0 for Tommy.
This was the 3rd career title for Paul. He won the previous title in Dallas. (see list of titles and finals). The Italian remains with 2nd titles after he conquered the tournament in Hamburg 2022 and in Naples 2022. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
Paul had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Lorenzo Musetti in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. The American managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Musetti in the 6th (5-1) game before conquering the set (6-1).
The Italian couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-1 to 6-1.
The American was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 40-A). On the other side, Musetti was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 30-40) and the 7th game (1-5 30-40).
They played 53 points. The American conquered the set after winning 7 more points than Musetti (30-23). The American surrendered 11 points on serve (19-11). on the other side of the court, the Italian conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).
The American won the set after he broke Musetti in the 7th (4-3) game. Lorenzo tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Nevertheless, Tommy didn’t lose the lead to ultimately clinch the set at the following breaker at 8.
Tiebreak
The American won 3 minibreaks in the 8th (4-4), 17th (9-8) and 18th (10-8) point. On the other side, Musetti won a minibreak in the 2nd (2-0) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 7-7, 8-7, 8-8, 9-8, 10-8
Paul converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th game (3-3 0-40 and 15-40). Tommy saved 2 set points when he was 4-5 and 6-7 down. On the other side, Musetti was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 10th game (4-5 30-40).
They contested 72 points. Paul conquered the set after winning 6 more points than the Italian (39-33). Paul lost 9 points on serve (29-9). on the other side of the court, the Italian conceded 10 points on serve (24-10).
