Tennis French Open: C. Alcaraz vs. L. Musetti – Live Ticker – Round of 16 – 2023

17:53

2nd sentence

Now it’s up to Musetti to open the sentence – and starts with a double fault.

17:52

interim conclusion

Carlos Alcaraz defies the initial difficulties. The world number one started the match with a serve loss and needed a while to find his rhythm. Then the Iberian made an intermediate sprint, won five games in a row and was completely in command. At the end of the sentence Lorenzo Musetti dared more again, but was never able to build on his good start.

17:50

Alcaraz – Musetti 5:3

Alcaraz does it again to zero. Musetti’s forehand stop is disqualified. The top seeded Spaniard executes with the forehand and gets the sentence.

17:49

Alcaraz – Musetti 5:3

Then Alcaraz ignites a forehand inside-out and puts it precisely in the corner. Shortly thereafter, Musetti misses a forehand return. This gives his opponent three set balls.

17:48

Alcaraz – Musetti 5:3

So Musetti stays in the sentence for the time being, but now Alcaraz has it on his bat, can serve this round – and gets the first point.

17:48

Alcaraz – Musetti 5:3

Musetti uses the next game ball and stops again. Alcaraz is there on fast feet and gets stuck on the edge of the net with his backhand cross.

17:47

Alcaraz – Musetti 5:2

The next spectacular rally follows when Musetti plays the ball. The Italian has the initiative, exerts pressure. Then Alcaraz plays the praise. Musetti has a backhand over his head and hits the edge of the net. debut!

17:45

Alcaraz – Musetti 5:2

After that, Alcaraz plays a forehand at full speed. Musetti has to do an emergency attack. A forehand stop comes out. This time the Spaniard is there on time. But the Italian still has an answer. 30 both!

17:44

Alcaraz – Musetti 5:2

After that, Musetti trembles a forehand stop with wind support into the field. Since even the nimble Alcaraz comes too late.

17:43

Alcaraz – Musetti 5:2

Musetti immediately misses a forehand without need. Alcaraz have recorded 13 of the last 16 points. 0:30!

17:43

Alcaraz – Musetti 5:2

Accordingly, Musetti now serves against the loss of the set. But the error rate increases for the 21-year-old, the first point is easily lost.

17:41

Alcaraz – Musetti 5:2

For the first time today a game goes to zero. After the false start and the 0:2 deficit, Alcaraz now gets the fifth game in a row.

17:39

Alcaraz – Musetti 4:2

Alcaraz is getting better and better. This forehand ball is his tenth winner – Musetti has five in this category. Then the Iberian also does a volley stop with the forehand.

17:38

Alcaraz – Musetti 4:2

Alcaraz uses the second break chance. This return is also excellent. Musetti catches the ball with the frame and gives his service again.

17:37

Alcaraz – Musetti 3:2

Musetti, on the other hand, goes to work courageously and offensively and proves to be insurmountable on the net. But it takes the second volley, which the Italian sinks with the backhand.

17:37

Alcaraz – Musetti 3:2

With a backhand return, Alcaraz caught the competitor on the wrong foot. This is how the top seeded Spaniard gets two breakballs.

17:35

Alcaraz – Musetti 3:2

After almost a two-game break, Musetti managed to win again – with the forehand inside-out. A little later, Alcaraz shines with a completely unattainable backhand stop.

17:34

Alcaraz – Musetti 3:2

Alcaraz doesn’t burn more, uses his first game ball in forward gear. In front of the net, the Iberian gets a really cracking forehand. The 20-year-old has the necessary feel for the ball and lets the felt ball drip off as a forehand volley to win the game.

17:31

Alcaraz – Musetti 2:2

Now Alcaraz manages the first stop. Musetti tries in vain to get this forehand ball. But the number 1 in the world still regularly blunders. Standing wide in the field, he twists the backhand slice. 30 both!

17:29

Alcaraz – Musetti 2:2

Alcaraz uses his second break chance, benefiting from a mistake by his opponent, who puts his backhand in the net. This re-break puts everything back in line – 2-2!

17:28

Alcaraz – Musetti 1:2

Another stop from Muesetti – this time with the backhand! Alcaraz gets there, counters with the backhand briefly cross. That means three breakballs.

17:27

Alcaraz – Musetti 1:2

Musetti tries a stop for the first time. The cross-played forehand ball flies sideways out of bounds. After that, Alcaraz develops his momentum, marches forward and places the backhand ball out of reach. 0:30!

17:25

Alcaraz – Musetti 1:2

Meanwhile, the Italian also makes mistakes from time to time – and now for the second time without need. The forehand longline lands on the wrong side of the line. This gives the Spaniard the first game win.

17:24

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:2

Musetti gets into the rally with a good return and storms forward. And the second smash gets the point. But Alcaraz still has a ball.

17:22

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:2

Alcaraz is less successful on the way to the network. The US Open winner does not bring the high backhand volley over to the opponent’s field.

17:21

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:2

Then Alcaraz unpacks the forehand whip for the first time. After this cross ball, Musetti stretches in vain.

17:20

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:2

Not much is coming together with the Spaniard. The returns don’t come, giving his opponent easy points. This also happens with the first of two cue balls. Musetti easily keeps his service and increases to 2:0.

17:18

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:1

Barely discussed, the Italian throws a cross-played backhand into the net. 15 both!

17:17

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:1

Now Alcaraz is trying to stop for the first time. That doesn’t work either. This is his sixth unneeded mistake. Musetti has not yet recorded a slight blunder.

17:16

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:1

Now Musetti grabs it. The 21-year-old pulls the backhand longline through, hitting the line pretty close to the corner. His opponent can only look after this ball. This is the early break.

17:15

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:0

It’s a tough fight for this first game. Alcaraz now makes a slight backhand error. A third time he is threatened with losing the serve.

17:14

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:0

But Alcaraz is still good for mistakes, again the game obstacle stands in the way of his forehand. The 20-year-old destroys this break chance with a service winner.

17:14

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:0

On the other hand, Alcaraz goes to work courageously, looking for the way forward. Musetti’s backhand can’t withstand the pressure.

17:13

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:0

Shortly thereafter, Alcaraz allowed the first double fault. A little later another forehand wriggles in the mesh. The world number one faces a breakball.

17:11

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:0

Then we experience the first mistake of the match. Alcaraz misses a forehand inside-out. 30 both! After that, the Iberian serves well, only has to concentrate with the forehand on the high-jumping return and gets the ball.

17:10

Alcaraz – Musetti 0:0

After that, Musetti has an answer ready. The Italian pulls the one-handed backhand down the line and creates his first winner.

17:09

1 sentence

Now Alcaraz opens the match. The Spaniard serves to the outside and starts with an ace. And one more thing – that’s how things get off to a good start.

17:01

Entry and coin toss

At this moment, our protagonists enter the court. After a few steps of preparation, we meet with the chair umpire Marijana Veljović for the choice at the net. The coin falls in favor of the 17-seeded Italian, who decides to setback. Then something else comes into play.

16:52

Head 2 Head

The two young professionals are officially facing each other on the tennis court for the third time. The first argument took place in August 2020 at a challenger in Trieste. Back then, Alcaraz won the semifinals in three sets and shortly thereafter also the tournament, which meant the first of his four Challenger titles. The second meeting was in the final of the Hamburg European Open 2022. Again it was very close, but this time Musetti got the upper hand in three sets. Both matches were played on clay.

16:42

Shortly

Novak Djokovic has just converted his first match point on the Philippe-Chatrier court, beating Juan Pablo Varillas 6: 3, 6: 2 and 6: 2 after about two hours. So the place is now free for our match, which should start around 5:00 p.m.

16:31

Musetti at the French Open

As a junior, Musetti was a finalist at the 2018 US Open and won the Australian Open the following year. In the big ones, his best Grand Slam result comes from Paris here. On his debut in Roland Garros, the right-hander reached the round of 16 in 2021. Now he has made it into the fourth round again and has not lost a set this week. The first set in this tournament against Swede Mikael Ymer was the tightest (7:5). After that, Musetti really got going, losing just four games against the Russian Alexander Shevchenko and finally making short work of 14th-seeded Cameron Norrie in just over two hours. The Brit was allowed seven game wins.

16:21

Number 18 in the world

Musetti is also in good form, ranking 18th in the world as high as ever. However, the Italian cannot match the successes of the season from Alcaraz. Three quarter-finals and the semi-finals in Barcelona are among his haul. Most recently in Rome it was over in the round of 16. The 21-year-old has reached two finals on the ATP tour so far – and won both. That happened last year at the 500 in Hamburg and at a 250 in Naples.

16:11

Alcaraz 2023

As the reigning US Open winner and world number one, Alcaraz is of course one of the top favorites at this tournament. The right-hander has reached 13 finals on the ATP tour so far and won ten titles. Among them were four Masters. After an injury break, he made an impressive comeback on his return in February, reached three finals from a standing start, won the tournaments in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells and later on in the season followed Barcelona and Madrid. Alcaraz won 33 of his 36 matches this year. In his seven tournament participations, only the last one in Rome did not reach at least the semifinals.

16:01

Alcaraz in Roland Garros

For the third time since 2021, Alcaraz is in the main draw at the Major in the French capital and is preparing to repeat his best performance. After all, it’s about getting into the quarterfinals. And the young Spaniard made it there twelve months ago. This week the 20-year-old has edged out Italian qualifier Flavio Cobolli, Japan’s Taro Daniel and 26th seed Denis Shapovalov. Only in the second round did the top seeded Iberian drop a set.

15:50

Bonjour!

Welcome to the French Open! Round of 16 rounds are on the program at the Roland Garros Grand Slam tournament. Carlos Alcaraz is dealing with Lorenzo Musetti today. According to current estimates, the match could start around 4:45 p.m.