Lorenzo Musetti and Jakub Mensik will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:00 pm on GORAN IVANISEVIC STADION. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lorenzo Musetti who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Lorenzo Musetti is the pick to win this match.
Lorenzo Musetti -> 1.49
Jakub Mensik -> 2.625

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Prediction and head to head Lorenzo Musetti vs. Jakub Mensik

There is no head to head record between Lorenzo Musetti and Jakub Mensik since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Lorenzo Musetti

Ranked no. 17, Musetti reached the semifinal after beating Marco Trungelliti 6-4 6-3 and Dusan Lajovic 5-7 6-3 6-0.

In the quarter against Lajovic, Musetti recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 6-0). During the match, Musetti scored 98 points vs Lajovic’s 81. Lorenzo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 43 winners.

Regarding the service games, Musetti scored just 1 ace during the encounter and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults. Lorenzo Musetti lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Musetti put 73% of his first serves in, winning 65% (43/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (14/24) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Lajovic 6 times after converting 35% of his break points (6/17).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Musetti has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

Musetti has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 58% of his matches (205-151). 12-8 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Musetti has a compiled113-64 record in the last 7 years on clay.

Lorenzo’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Cagliari Challenger,the Turin Challenger and London.

The Italian has an overall 31-20 win-loss record in 2024, 12-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Umag

Jakub Mensik

Ranked no. 81, Mensik reached the semifinal after beating Alexei Popyrin 6-3 6-2, Luciano Darderi 6-4 6-3 and Chun Hsin Tseng 6-0 6-4.

In the quarter, Mensik had a good straight sets win against Hsin Tseng (6-0 6-4). During the match Mensik scored 60 points vs Hsin Tseng’s 45. Jakub was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.

About the serving games, Mensik scored 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jakub Mensik lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Mensik put 63% of his first serves in, winning 74% (26/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (9/21) on the 2nd serve. Jakub broke Hsin Tseng 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Jakub hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.

The Czech’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Canberra Challenger and Doha.

Jakub has a compiled 25-14 win-loss record in 2024, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Musetti	Mensik
Match played	2	3
Tot Set	5	6
Tot Games	46	52
Pts	176-142	187-149
Total Points	318	336
Winners	70	81
%Winners	40%	43%

Musetti played 2 matches while Mensik competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Lorenzo Musetti lost 1 set while Jakub Mensik hasn’t conceded a set so far. Musetti has played 1 set(s) less than Mensik (5 vs 6). Therefore, Musetti played 6 games less than Mensik. The Italian scored 70 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Mensik made 81 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Musetti	Mensik
Aces	3	17
Avg per match	1.5	5.7
1st in	100/140	105/181
%1st in	71%	58%
1st pts	70/100	81/105
%1st pts	70%	77%
2nd pts	22/40	36/76
%2nd pts	55%	47%

Musetti made 3 aces (1.5 per match). Mensik made 17 aces (5.7 per match). Musetti won 70% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Mensik won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Musetti	Mensik
Won	10	12
Converted	10/28	12/20
% Converted	36%	60%
Conceded	7	12
Saved	4	9
% Saved	57%	75%
Times Broken	3	3

Lorenzo broke his opponents 10 times with a 36% conversion rate. Musetti lost his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Jakub broke his opponents 12 times with a 60% conversion rate. Jakub conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.

Musetti
	R2 Trungelliti	1/4 Lajovic	Total
Score	6-4 6-3	5-7 6-3 6-0
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	19	27	46
pts	78-61	98-81	176-142
Total points	139	179	318
Winners	27	43	70
%Winners	35%	44%	40%
SERVE
Aces	2	1	3
Double Faults	3	0	3
1st in	34/50	66/90	100/140
% 1st in	68%	73%	71%
1st pts	27/34	43/66	70/100
% 1st pts	79%	65%	70%
2nd pts	8/16	14/24	22/40
% 2nd pts	50%	58%	55%
Breaks
Won	4	6	10
Converted	4/11	6/17	10/28
Converted %	36%	35%	36%
Conceded	3	4	7
Saved	2/3	2/4	4
Saved %	67%	50%	59%
Times Broken	1	2	3

Mensik
	R1 Popyrin	R2 Darderi	1/4 Hsin	Total
Score	6-3 6-2	6-4 6-3	6-0 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	17	19	16	52
pts	63-51	64-53	60-45	187-149
Total points	114	117	105	336
Winners	27	28	26	81
%Winners	43%	44%	43%	43%
SERVE
Aces	6	9	2	17
Double Faults	5	1	3	9
1st in	33/59	37/66	35/56	105/181
% 1st in	56%	56%	63%	58%
1st pts	27/33	28/37	26/35	81/105
% 1st pts	82%	76%	74%	77%
2nd pts	14/26	13/29	9/21	36/76
% 2nd pts	54%	45%	43%	47%
Breaks
Won	3	4	5	12
Converted	3/8	4/5	5/7	12/20
Converted %	38%	80%	71%	60%
Conceded	4	4	4	12
Saved	4/4	2/4	3/4	9
Saved %	100%	50%	75%	113%
Times Broken	0	2	1	3

Tennis Scores in Umag

• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Dusan LajovicLajovic (5-7 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
• Jakub MensikMensik – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
• Andrey RublevRublev – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (5-7 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-4 2-6 7-6²) – See score progression
• Manuel Guinard/Gregoire JacqGuinard/Gregoire Jacq – Yuki Bhambri/Albano OlivettiBhambri/Albano Olivetti (6-4 1-6 10-6) – See score progression
• Fernando Romboli/Marcelo ZormannRomboli/Marcelo Zormann – Nicolas Barrientos/Francisco CabralBarrientos/Francisco Cabral (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Dusan LajovicLajovic (5-7 6-3 6-0) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Andrey RublevRublev – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (1-1) – H2H and prediction