Musetti scratches the sensation against Djokovic

The 19-year-old Italian decided on Monday in the round of 1 against the world number one. Novak Djokovic won the first two sets. In the end, Musetti had to admit defeat after almost 5 sets (7:6, 7:6, 1:6, 0:6 and 0:4). The teenager from Carrara (Tuscany region), who had made it to the round of 5 on his Grand Slam debut, had to retire in the fifth set when the score was 0:4 due to groin problems.

Nevertheless, the young Italian (born in 2002) has put a real test of talent. Musetti won the first two rounds against “Djoker” in tiebreaks and demonstrated his mental strength in addition to strong shots. How much Musetti unsettled the Serb was shown by the unusually large number of unforced errors that Djokovic produced. There were 35 in the first two sets. Novak Djokovic had his hands full. © APA/afp / MARTIN BUREAU

After the second tiebreak, both left the court and returned transformed. Musetti completely lost his footing and made it surprisingly easy for Djokovic to catch up. After almost three and a half hours of play, the physically weak outsider gave up. Djokovic now against Berrettini In the quarterfinals, Djokovic will face the next Italian, Matteo Berrettini. Berrettini automatically moved into the round of 8 because Roger Federer withdrew from the French Open and no longer played in the round of 16 against Berrettini.

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Musetti scratches the sensation against Djokovic

Lorenzo Musetti almost caused a big surprise at the French Open in Paris.

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