ATP Beijing: Lorenzo Musetti books Carlos Alcaraz

Lorenzo Musetti books Carlos Alcaraz

Lorenzo Musetti passed the first round of the Beijing ATP 500, beating in three sets Russian Karen Khachanov, fresh winner of the Zhuhai ATP 250, with a score of 6-3 1-6 6-2 after nearly two hours of play.

The Italian got off to a strong start, immediately winning the break lead that put him up 3-0. The Russianè reaction, however, was immediate, restoring the balance at 3-3. Here forò a new stretch by Musetti è decisive to win the first set 6-3.

In the second set è Khachanov got off to a strong start, immediately winning the break lead, which was repeated in the sixth game. The Russian è totally mastered the second partial, which he won 6-1, shifting the inertia of the match in his favor. Instead, in the third and decisive set, Musetti è broke the initial balance, snatching service from Khachanov at 3-2. Lorenzo strung two more consecutive games and closed 6-2 in the deciding partial.

In the round of 16, the Azure will challenge the winner of the match between number one seed Carlos Alcaraz and qualifier Yannick Hanfmann.