Musetti Continues Title Quest In Bastad
Musetti Continues Title Quest In Bastad
Italian Lorenzo Musetti did not have things all his own way against countryman Matteo Arnaldi at the Nordea Open on Wednesday, but he found a way to reach his seventh tour-level quarter-final of the season.
Competing on the clay at the ATP 250 in Bastad, the third seed Musetti overcame a mid-match dip to advance past Arnaldi 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(6) in two hours and 38 minutes. The 21-year-old recovered from squandering a break advantage in the third set, converting his seventh match point to advance to his fifth quarter-final on clay this year.
Musetti, who had never been beyond the first round in his two previous appearances in Bastad, now leads Arnaldi 2-0 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series. Chasing his first tour-level title of the season, the World No. 16 will next meet Filip Misolic. The Austrian qualifier beat Slovakian qualifier Jozef Kovalik 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-4.
In other action, defending champion Francisco Cerundolo defeated #NextGenATP Frenchman Luca Van Assche 6-2, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals. The fourth-seed, currently No. 21 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, has now earned 30 tour-level wins this season. The Argentine will next meet Federico Coria or Swede Leo Borg.