Vienna Open: Musetti reaches semi-finals, defeats top seed Zverev
Lorenzo Musetti edged out Alexander Zverev 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Friday. He’ll face No 7 seed Jack Draper in the next round
Lorenzo Musetti (Gepa/Panoramic)
Italian Lorenzo Musetti, the No 6 seed, moved into the last four of the Vienna Open by edging out German Alexander Zverev, the top seed, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 at the Wiener Stadthalle on Friday.
Musetti, ranked No 17, will play No 7 seed Jack Draper next.
The 22-year-old Italian defeated Lorenzo Sonego (6-3, 6-2) and Frenchman Gael Monfils (W/O) in the previous rounds of the Vienna tournament.
Earlier in the tournament, Zverev, ranked No 3, won against Austrian wildcard Joel Josef Schwaerzler (6-2, 6-2) and American Marcos Giron (6-2, 7-5).
Vienna ATP 500, other quarter-finals results (Wiener Stadthalle, hard, EUR 2.470.310, most recent results first):
- Jakub Mensik vs. Alex De Minaur
- Matteo Berrettini vs. Karen Khachanov
- Jack Draper beat Tomas Machac: 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
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