Lorenzo Musetti exits amid regrets in Rotterdam

ATP Rotterdam: Lorenzo Musetti-Tallon Griekspoor 6-3 6-7 6-7

It è already ended the path of Lorenzo Musetti at the ATP 500 in Rotterdam. The Carrara tennis player, in fact, had to surrender to the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor, number 30 in the ATP ranking, who è won in a comeback with a score of 3-6 7-6 7-6 after almost three hours of struggle, having canceled two match points to the blue.

Musetti started strong and got the break already in the fourth game. The azure did not exploit four set points at 2-5 but called to serve for the set did not tremble and made the first partial his own 6-3. In the second set Griekspoor’s level rises but Musetti è almost perfect on serve. At 5-6 the Carrarino è forced to cancel a set point to the Dutchman before reaching the tie-break. Here Musetti saves three more set points, but in the fifth he has to surrender, with Griekspoor dragging the challenge to the third and decisive set.

Musetti does not get down and in the third set immediately flies ahead by a break (2-0). In the seventh game però the blue suffered the return of his opponent, who brought the partial back into balance. Musetti kept his head ahead, however, and at 6-5 he had two match points in reply but Griekspoor cancelled them both. A hard blow to digest for the Carrara player, who collapses at the tie-brek, losing it 3-7.

Musetti must thus bid farewell to the Dutch tournament, while Griekspoor will face the winner of the challenge between Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz, the fourth seed in the seeding, and Czech Jiri Lehecka. Also on the roster are Jannik Sinner, the first seed on the board, expected to make his debut with Dutchman Botic Van De Zandschulp, and Lorenzo Sonego, who will face Grigor Dimitrov.