US Open, Lorenzo Musetti out of the tournament with many regrets
In the fourth set, Carrara wasted a 4-0 lead
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Musetti's adventure at the US Open stops in the third round. The Italian surrendered to Nakashima, who did well to impose himself in four sets after three hours and 13 minutes of play. The U.S. player takes home the pass to the round of 16 thanks to a very solid performance, both on serve (17 aces) and in winning strokes (50).
Upset start for the Italian who, in the first set, seemed little fluent. Nakashima took advantage of this and closed 6-2. Excellent reaction of the azure who, in the second partial, shows his skills, rebalancing the match (6-3). In the third set, Nakashima relies heavily on his serve and manages, again, to put Musetti in crisis, It ends 6-3 for the American who runs away on 2-1.
Musetti doesn't take it and threads four games in a row at the beginning of the fourth partial. At 4-0, the fifth set seemed inevitable. Instead, surprisingly, Nakashima wins four games in a row and gets back in the game. It goes to the tie-break where Musetti seems a bit on his legs. Not the American: 7-4 and match ended in his favor.
For Musetti, a defeat that leaves many regrets. He was in excellent form and, especially at 4-0 in his favor in the fourth period, there was a chance to extend the match to the fifth and try to accomplish yet another feat. Unfortunately, American Nakashima è remained focused at every moment of the match.
