The Italian Lorenzo Musetti and the American Tommy Paul They will play this Sunday (3:00 pm) in the final of ATP on Queen’s lawn after removing, respectively, of Jordan Thompson and Sebastian Korda.
Musetti, playing in his first final on grass, returned to Queen’s grass, as he did after defeating Billy Harris in the quarterfinals, defeating Thompson 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
The Italian won his third three-set match of the week against a Thompson who had to be treated for his back in the second set, but played without too much physical strain and surrendered in the third set in which he failed to produce a single. . one on the ‘break’ and conceded six.
Musetti, who with this result will again be among the top 25 in the world, is seeking the third title of his career, after the achievements in Hamburg 2022 on clay and in Naples 2022, on cement.
He will face Paul, the fifth seed, who dispatched Korda 6-4 and 7-6 (1). In the American duel, Paul took advantage at the end of the first set when Korda suffered a spectacular fall that left him with a break and a partial, in addition to a bandage on his left ankle that caused him to play more be careful in the following games.
The American was down 5-2 in the second set, but took advantage of a nervy game from Paul to close out the victory to get back on track and extend the match to the tie break, where a flurry of errors buried his points. opportunity.
Paul can add a third title of his career this Sunday, after Stockholm 2021 and Dallas 2024, both on hard court. On grass he lost his only final, at Eastbourne 2023 against Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo.
Source: La Verdad
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