Lorenzo Musetti in the final in Cagliari

Lorenzo Musetti in the final in Cagliari

Lorenzo Musetti è in the final at Challenger 175 in Cagliari. The Italian defeated with a score of 6-1 6-4 in one hour and 27 minutes of play Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan and tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. he will face Argentine Mariano Navone, who in the other semifinal beat Luciano Darderi 6-3 7-5.

The first set had no history with Musetti who from 1-1 strung together five consecutive games with two breaks closing the partial at the second set point. Carrarino has two beak balls in the first game and one in the third of the second set but misses them.

On 3-3 Lorenzo snatches the serve from Galan, immediately regains serve but on 4-4 efects the decisive stretch, then closes on first match point. "Intensityà and feelings were the right ones – Musetti said at the end of the match – since I’ve been here I’m getting so much affection from the public: it’s good after a season of ups and downs".

As mentioned, in the other semifinal Darderi succumbed to Navone in two sets after more than an hour and three quarters of play: so the all-Italian final fades.