LONDON (United Kingdom) – The success against the Australian Thompson allowed Lorenzo Musetti to access the last act of the Queen’s. The 22-year-old from Carrara, however, who has won two ATP tournaments in his career, the Hamburg European Open against Alcaraz and the Tennis Napoli Cup against Berrettini, both in 2022, he surrenders to the American Tommy Paul, number 13 in the world ranking, in two sets with a score of 6-1, 7-6(8). Musetti, who currently occupies the thirtieth position in the rankings, from tomorrow he will climb to 25th place.
The 2nd set
Musetti puts aside the waste of the first set and, on serve, starts the second well, taking the lead 1-0. Paul responds blow for blow and scores first the 1-1, then the 2-2. At the same time as the Tuscan’s new overtaking, in Halle – after the doubles success of Bolelli and Vavassori – the Italian flag is still flying thanks to Jannik Sinner, who won in two sets, both won in tie-break, against the Polish Hurkacz . Meanwhile, in London, Paul holds serve and goes to 3-3, then breaks the balance of the second set, breaking Musetti and – in the next service game – extending to 5-3. The blue tries to stay in the game until the end, shortens to 5-4, equalizes by breaking his opponent and taking the lead in his turn to serve. The following 6-6, in fact, allows the American to close the tie-break, which he won with a score of 10-8.
The 1st set
While Sinner wins the first set of the final against Hurkacz in Halle, just under a thousand kilometers away in London, the last act of Queen’s takes place starring Musetti, who is preparing to receive Paul’s serve. The American starts very strong and, after winning the first game at bat, breaks the Tuscan, then scores the 3-0 advantage. Musetti holds serve, similar epilogue in the next game: the score is 4-1 for Paul. The second break of the match during the sixth game paves the American’s way to success in the first set, which ended at 6-1.
Musetti-Paul: live TV and streaming
The Queen’s final between Lorenzo Musetti and Tommy Paul, scheduled for Sunday 23 June at 3pm on the London grass, will be broadcast live on Sky Sport channels, via satellite, as well as streaming on the SkyGo and Now platforms. Alternatively, it will be possible to follow the live result of the challenge on our website.
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