On Sunday, the first Tennis Napoli Cup will feature an all-Italian final between Matteo Berrettini and Lorenzo Musetti.
To advance to the semifinals, Berrettini defeated Taro Daniel and Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets. For a position in the championship game, he had to defeat Mackenzie McDonald. In the first set, McDonald jumped off to a quick 5-0 lead, but he had some difficulty winning it. In the second set, Berrettini had a break advantage twice, but McDonald was able to return to serve both times. The Italian eventually won the tie-break to win the set and force a deciding after it entered a third set. Despite labouring physically with a foot ailment at this time, Berrettini had the momentum. He won the final four games of the match to record a comeback victory of 3-6, 7-6 (2), and 6-3.
Lorenzo Musetti defeated Laslo Djere and Daniel Elahi Galan to go to the semifinals, where he faced off against Miomir Kecmanovic. The Italian lost a break and trailed 2-1 in the opening set. He swiftly turned things around by winning four straight games to go up 5-2 and served out the set to win it. Musetti won the match 6-3, 6-4, thanks to a single break of serve midway through the second set.
Musetti vs Berrettini Match Details
Tournament: Napoli Cup
Date: October 23, 2022
Venue: Naples, Italy
Surface: Hard
Round: Final
Category: Men’s Singles
Prize Money: $612,000
Musetti vs Berrettini Head-to-Head Record
This will be their first encounter so the head-to-head is at 0-0.
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Musetti vs Berrettini Prediction
Musetti hasn’t dropped a set this week and appears to be in excellent shape. A completely fit Berrettini might have had a chance, but given the physical struggles of the previous Wimbledon finalist, the younger player is more likely to win the match.
Prediction: Musetti to win in 3
Musetti Last three performances
- Napoli Cup: Semifinal- b. Kecmanovic 6-3, 6-4
- Napoli Cup: Quarterfinal- b. Galan 6-3, 6-0
- Napoli Cup: Second round- b. Djere 7-5, 6-3
Berrettini Last three performances
- Napoli Cup: Semifinal- b. McDonald 3-6, 7-6(2), 6-3
- Napoli Cup: Quarterfinal- b. Daniel 6-2, 6-3
- Napoli Cup: Second round- b. Carballes Baena 6-4, 6-2
Broadcast and Live Stream Details
- US – Tennis Channel
- UK – Tennis TV (live streaming)
- Australia – beIN Sports
- Canada – TSN
- India – Discovery/ Tennis TV
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