Lorenzo Musetti eliminated in fifth set

Lorenzo Musetto eliminated

Lorenzo Musetti's adventure at the Australian Open 2024 ended on a sour note. The young Carrara native, currently ranked 28º in the world, è was defeated in the second round by Frenchman Luca Van Assche, whose ranking è 79º, with a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-0 in a match that è lasted 3 hours and 49 minutes.

In the first set, the Frenchman led the game, while Musetti è was too passive, allowing Van Assche to take control with his accelerations. The break è occurred in the fourth game, and the transalpine had the opportunity to get a double break in the sixth game. Musetti tried to fight back in the seventh game, but failed to take advantage of counter-break opportunities, ending the partial with a score of 6-3 in favor of the young Frenchman.

In the second partial, the Tuscan showed more determination and got the much-desired break in the sixth game thanks to some good forehand accelerations. This moment of brilliance allowed Musetti to win the set 6-3 and boost his chances in the match.

However, in the third set, Musetti è s game was up and down, with moments of difficulty, such as the break in the fourth game, alternating with moments of brilliance, such as the counter-break in the fifth. The tension è grew, but in the end Musetti è managed to win the set 7-5 thanks to a better management of the situation.

It seemed that the&39;inertia was on the side of the Tuscan, but halfway through the set, a series of errors led to a 6-3. In the fifth set, the script è was similar, and the coup de grace è came in the third game when Musetti, already one break behind, failed to capitalize on four counter-break balls. From that moment, the match è ended and Musetti suffered a heavy 6-0 defeat.