Match Report
Musetti battles previous Mannarino, advances to Chengdu SFs
Qualifier Kachmazov upsets Jarry
September 22, 2024
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(File Picture) Lorenzo Musetti reached the semi-finals in Chengdu final 12 months.
By Krishna Gowda
High seed Lorenzo Musetti overcame Adrian Mannarino 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 on Sunday to advance to the semi-finals on the Chengdu Open.
The Italian, who was a semi-finalist final 12 months in Chengdu, struck 23 winners to take his Lexus ATP Head2Head document in opposition to the Frenchman to 1-1. The No. 19 within the PIF ATP Rankings additionally saved three of the 4 break factors in opposition to him to shut out the match in two hours, 16 minutes.
The 22-year-old Musetti recorded a private finest thirty fifth win of the season. He has reached a sixth semi-final in his final eight occasions.
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“I believe right now was a extremely nice match from each gamers, he [Mannarino] raised the extent the second set and he was beginning to serve higher and giving me much less probabilities to interrupt him and go ahead,” Musetti stated in his post-match interview. “So I needed to be actually targeted every level to make it occur and at 2-2 [in the final set] after I made the break, that was the important thing second that in all probability modified the match.”
Musetti will subsequent face qualifier Alibek Kachmazov within the semi-finals.
Kachmazov upset third seed Nicolas Jarry 6-3, 6-4 to document the most important win of his profession and advance to his maiden Tour-level semi-final.
The No. 252 within the PIF ATP Rankings misplaced only one level on serve within the match, in accordance with Infosys ATP Stats. He’s the lowest-ranked semi-finalist in event historical past.
“I’m taking part in superb, very stable this week. So I’m hoping I can proceed this fashion,” Kachmazov stated after the match. “Right now was slightly bit higher, it was slightly bit simpler to play lengthy rallies and only a excellent day once more.
“It’s a tremendous week right here for me already however I hope to not cease and never to consider it an excessive amount of, and simply proceed to play”.
