In the quarterfinals of the Hamburg European Open on Friday, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will square off against Lorenzo Musetti. He has had a sluggish season thus far, winning 18 of his 37 matches, and in April, he advanced to the final of the Monte-Carlo Masters. Read below for Alejandro Davidovich vs Lorenzo Musetti Prediction, Head-to-Head, Preview, Betting tips and Live Stream.
Alejandro left the Nordea Open in the second round after being soundly defeated by Sebastian Baez in straight sets. He then travelled to Hamburg. His quest in Germany got off to a strong start with a victory against fifth-seeded Botic Van De Zandschup, and it was followed by yet another strong performance against Slovakian qualifier Jozef Kovalik.
But at the other side, Lorenzo Musetti won the Forli 6 Challenger in Italy and has accumulated 21 victories from 39 games this season. Additionally, he advanced to the quarterfinals of the Rotterdam Open, Grand Prix Hassan II, and Maharashtra Open.
To make it more fair, the World No. 62 defeated Dusan Lajovic and Emil Ruusuvuori in straight sets in Hamburg, advancing to his fourth quarterfinal of 2022.
Alejandro Davidovich vs Lorenzo Musetti Match details
- Tournament:Â Hamburg European Open
- Date:Â July 22nd 2022
- Venue: Hamburg, Germany
- Surface:Â Clay
- Round: Quarter-Finals
- Category: Men’s Singles
- Prize Money: €1,770,865
Alejandro Davidovich vs Lorenzo Musetti head to head record
Lorenzo Musetti and Davidovich Fokina haven’t ever met and just have a 0-0 head-to-head record.
Alejandro Davidovich vs Lorenzo Musetti predictions
Davidovich Fokina will likely be the favourite in this bout, which could end up being a long-lasting slugfest. The Spaniard is playing in his sixth overall competition and third quarterfinal on clay.
He performed admirably in his previous encounter, earning 88% of the points on his first serve and never coming up against a break point against Kovalik. Davidovich Fokina plays an aggressive style of tennis and shouldn’t be afraid to challenge Musetti’s forehand, which is more susceptible to mistakes and can be exploited.
Musetti made two semifinal appearances at ATP claycourt events in 2021, which was a fantastic run, but the Italian has yet to advance past the second round of a tournament this year.
Davidovich Fokina will face a challenging opponent and may have to put in some serious effort to make it to the final four, but he ought to be able to outlast him and prevail.
A three-set victory for Davidovich Fokina is the pick.
Alejandro Davidovich last three performances
Davidovich Fokina A. vs Kovalik J. – 6-2, 6-2: 2-0 W
Van De Zandschulp B. vs Davidovich Fokina A. – 4-6, 4-6: 0-2 W
Baez S. vs Davidovich Fokina A. – 6-2, 6-3: 2-0 L
Lorenzo Musetti last three performances
Musetti L. vs Ruusuvuori E. – 6-4, 7-5: 2-0 W
Musetti L. vs Lajovic D. – 6-7, 7-6, 6-3: 2-1 W
Djere L. vs Musetti L. – 6-3, 7-5: 2-0 L
Broadcast and Live Stream Details
- US – Tennis Channel
- UK – Tennis TV (live streaming)
- Australia – beIN Sports
- Canada – TSN
- India – Discovery/ Tennis TV
