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Hamburg Open 2022: Lorenzo Musetti ends Carlos Alcaraz’s perfect streak and is crowned in Hamburg

Carlos alcaraz had declared before the end of the ATP 500 of Hamburg that he hoped to get a six out of six on her, alluding to the fact that he had won all five of his previous finals. but lorenzo Musettia partner of generation Carlos -19 years old, Lorenzo 20- has managed to break the streak in a very serious game by both players, in which Carlos went from less to more, balancing the game but without breaking the equality, and Lorenzo did not accuse the blow sad to have lost five match points in the second sleeve.

The Italian was better at the start of the match,’supplantando‘practically the tennis personality of Alcaraz, using the drop very intelligently and preventing him from developing his offensive game, trying not to charge the ball too much speed. Carlos, somewhat subdued, was unable to match Musetti’s initial ‘break’ because he was also unable to disturb his serve too much. He achieved a ‘break’ but then gave up the withdraw again and did not have break balls until 4-3 in the second set in favor of Lorenzo.

However, Musetti managed at that time match a 0-40. Carlos did not accuse the circumstance, nor a controversial point in which the ball hit -the camera gave him away- double pot before Musetti returned without the referee noticing and Musetti unnoticed. recognized. The Italian had his first two match balls with his service but Carlos matched them and finally achieved the ‘break’ to reach the tiebreaker. In it, again the Italian went ahead with 6-3, three more match balls, but Carlos forced the third set with five consecutive points.

Musetti entreg el set with a double fault, but at the beginning of the final neither one accused the moral blow of not having closed the match nor the other real. Carlos went through a difficult situation serving at 2-3. Same then the score but, with 4-5 and new ball of ‘break’ and match for Lorenzo, the Spaniard sent a rest beyond the bottom line.

At the awards ceremony, one and the other remembered the times they had faced each other in training categories. They will surely repeat now in finals of another range, like this one in Hamburg. Musetti, arriving in Hamburg after four straight losses in the first round, he leaves as champion. Charles, like fourth ATP player, beating Casper Ruud despite his triumph in Gstaad. The future is yours. From both.

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