Musetti beats Hurkacz and meets new world No 1 Zverev in Paris
Lorenzo Musetti beat Hubert Hurkacz 7/6 (7-3), 7/6 (12-10) in the first round of the Paris Masters 1000. He now faces Alexander Zverev, who reached the top of the world ranking for the first time on Monday.
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Lorenzo Musetti venceu na estreia do Masters 1000 de Paris, em piso duro coberto, e agora encara Alexander Zverev, que nesta segunda-feira chegou pela primeira vez ao topo do ranking mundial.
O italiano, 24 anos e atual número 24 do mundo, superou o polonês Hubert Hurkacz, ex-top 6, por 7/6 (7-3) e 7/6 (12-10), em 1h43.
Foi a primeira vitória dele no torneio francês depois de três eliminações seguidas na estreia; o melhor resultado em Paris veio em 2022, quando chegou às quartas e bateu o então número 4 Casper Ruud nas oitavas.
Ele vem de título no ATP 250 de Lyon, o primeiro da temporada, com vitórias sobre Flavio Cobolli e Taylor Fritz, dois top 15. Ao todo, soma 27 triunfos na temporada, tendo estreado no ATP Finals no ano anterior.
No confronto direto com Zverev, Musetti lidera por 3 a 2, com vitórias nas quartas dos Jogos Olímpicos de Paris 2024 e do Masters de Roma de 2025; o alemão, 29 anos, venceu a mais recente, em Viena, na temporada passada: 6/4 e 7/5 no duro coberto.
Quem também avançou foi Ignacio Buse. O peruano, 22 anos e número 32, eliminou o belga Zizou Bergs, 39º, por 6/2 e 6/4, e agora pega Daniil Medvedev, cabeça 4 e número 5, em primeiro confronto entre eles.
Outra surpresa: o australiano Rinky Hijikata, vindo do quali e 85º do ranking, atropelou o italiano Luciano Darderi, 23º, por duplo 6/2, e espera Djokovic (cabeça 10) ou o monegasco Valentin Vacherot, campeão em Basileia no domingo.
Na temporada, o australiano já havia batido Darderi em Indian Wells (4/6, 6/2 e 6/4) e em Cincinnati (6/4 e 6/2); o italiano ganhou os dois primeiros duelos, em Roland Garros 2024 e no US Open 2025. Agora Hijikata lidera o retrospecto por 3 a 2.
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