Italian young gun Lorenzo Musetti’s amazing March run stayed on court in Miami on Thursday night with a gritty gritty 6-4, 6-4 win over American wild card Michael Mmoh.
“It’s really nice. It’s my first time here [in Miami]. Last week was a fantastic run in Acapulco,” Musetti said after the win.
“Michael, I knew he was a great opponent. I played a really good match, it was a tough match. [It was] really intense and I really enjoyed [playing] here. I’m really happy.”
Musetti, 19, reached the semi-finals in Acapulco last week, beating top 10 ranked Diego Schwartzman and Grigor Dimitrov along the way.
One Italian stayed the course against a tough young American opponent in an intriguing encounter that lasted 98 minutes.
Musetti’s back hand eventually won the tie, as he came back from love-40 to serve lout the match with a superb shot down the line.
“It was a really tough moment [and] I came out with a fantastic backhand down the line. I think it’s one of my keys [to] improving my game,” Musetti said.
Iga Swiatek took her revenge on Saturday to win the Madrid Masters over Aryna Sabenka a…
Jannik Sinner's golden season was tarnished on Saturday, with the world No. 2 forced to…
Felix Auger-Aliassime received another stroke of luck on Friday as he advanced to the Madrid…
Andrey Rublev pounded 20 winners as he eliminated Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 in Madrid to move…
The injury-marred season of Carlos Alcaraz jumped from bad to worse on Friday as the…
Rafael Nadal could well duplicate the 2022 retirement scenario of Roger Federer, announcing the end…