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Lorenzo Musetti overcame several obstacles en route to defeating Juan Manuel Cerundolo 7-6(4), 7-6(4) and securing his quarter-final spot at the ATP Challenger Tour 175 event in Cagliari, Italy.
The second seed failed to serve the match out on three occasions amidst windy conditions at the Sardegna Open, where rain stopped play briefly before the first-set tie-break. Despite letting slip his 5-2 lead in the second set, the Italian rebounded and downed the Argentine after two hours, 22 minutes.
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“Today was not an easy match for sure but I knew that before walking on court. Especially with these tough conditions, the rain, the wind, not going on my side," Musetti said. "It was tougher to make the points and there were some moments where it was really complicated to hit a winner. Juan Manuel wasn’t making any mistakes.
"I think the main goal for me today was to take the win, no matter how I played and how I was on court. Even if I play [bad], I want to have more matches and more results and with that, I will keep growing and believing in myself.”
<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lore ... w'>Lorenzo Musetti</a> beats <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/juan ... view'>Juan Manuel Cerundolo</a> at the <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archi ... '>Sardegna Open</a>.
Lorenzo Musetti competes on Italian soil Thursday at the Cagliari Challenger. Credit: Mike Lawrence/ATP Tour
Up next for the No. 29 in the PIF ATP Rankings is seventh seed Nuno Borges, who won the season's first ATP Challenger 175 tournament in Phoenix. The Portuguese player outlasted Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3 to advance Thursday.
The second seed failed to serve the match out on three occasions amidst windy conditions at the Sardegna Open, where rain stopped play briefly before the first-set tie-break. Despite letting slip his 5-2 lead in the second set, the Italian rebounded and downed the Argentine after two hours, 22 minutes.
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“Today was not an easy match for sure but I knew that before walking on court. Especially with these tough conditions, the rain, the wind, not going on my side," Musetti said. "It was tougher to make the points and there were some moments where it was really complicated to hit a winner. Juan Manuel wasn’t making any mistakes.
"I think the main goal for me today was to take the win, no matter how I played and how I was on court. Even if I play [bad], I want to have more matches and more results and with that, I will keep growing and believing in myself.”
<a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lore ... w'>Lorenzo Musetti</a> beats <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/juan ... view'>Juan Manuel Cerundolo</a> at the <a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archi ... '>Sardegna Open</a>.
Lorenzo Musetti competes on Italian soil Thursday at the Cagliari Challenger. Credit: Mike Lawrence/ATP Tour
Up next for the No. 29 in the PIF ATP Rankings is seventh seed Nuno Borges, who won the season's first ATP Challenger 175 tournament in Phoenix. The Portuguese player outlasted Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3 to advance Thursday.