From Madrid, our correspondent
T. Seyboth Wild b. [28] L. Musetti 6-4 6-4
Unlike Thursday, with a perfect three out of three for Italian men’s tennis, Friday opens with the defeat of Lorenzo Musettithe third consecutive in both the circuit and the Mutua Madrid Open. In an electrifying crowd, with packed stands and standing fans looking for space to have a look, the Carrarino gives up 6-4 6-4 to the Brazilian Thiago Seyboth Wild, who canceled all four break points offered and won the most important points. Head to the Italian Internationals for Lorenzo, who was released anyway to the applause of the Italian publicwith the hope that the negative streak can be interrupted.
First set: Seyboth Wild takes advantage of his chances, the Brazilian starts ahead
The first match in Madrid starts off as best as it could Lorenzo Musetti. Many firsts on the pitch, a couple of spells to immediately enchant the large crowd at Camp 7 e only one run lost in two innings. The Carrarino is very proactive and soon gets it first chance in responsedespite failing to exploit them. Seyboth Wild he saves himself and holds first to thirty and then to the advantages: 2-2. In the fifth game the Brazilian is very good at taking advantage of a slight drop insky blue to the service, finding great depth and taking it to 0-40.
Musetti saves the first two with as many first wins, but then on the third the world no. 63 finds another excellent response and with it the first break of the match, confirmed at 4-2 without problems. Lorenzo certainly doesn’t play badly, but he pays dearly for the break suffered in the fifth game: Seyboth Wild serves like a train, he drops just one run in his last three innings and forfeits 6-4 the first fraction.
Second set: Seyboth Wild finds the decisive break and waits for Alcaraz
Musetti must try to make a change and he must do it immediatelybecause already in the first game of the second set he is forced to save a break point. Lorenzo succeeds, tries to shake himself off and starts ahead, but the South American continues to not concede anything on serve. At the change of field at 2-1 in favor ofsky blue chants and applause start from the nearby fields Jannik Sinnerwhich together with Casper Ruud he enters Field 13 (just behind the one where the match is played) for an hour and a half of training. In the fifth game, Italy’s No. 2 risks revisiting the ghosts of the first set, allowing himself to be led to a 40-15 advantage, but he is good at limiting the risks hold the head of the set without offering break points.
The 24 year old from Parana is starting to get nervous, making several mistakes – who had been perfect in the first set – and starting (quietly) to protest to the referee for some non-calls. Musetti intelligently slow down the pace of the gamemaking more use of his backhand and forcing the Brazilian to play lower balls (“He’s an artist!”, exclaims an enthusiastic fan below us). In the eighth game thesky blue come back to have break pointbut Seyboth Wild erases it again with authority and, in the next game, he is the one who extends at the first opportunity, going on to serve for the match at 5-4. The match was decided on a few key points, unfortunately all won by the Brazilian, who in just under an hour and a half prevailed with a double 6-4. In the third round for him there will be the winner of the challenge between Shevchenko And Alcaraz.
