Fritz got his first victory and ruined Musetti’s debut at the ATP Finals 2025

ByDavid Mitchell
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Turin was left without celebrating: to the bitterness of the local public at the Inalpi Arena, Taylor Fritz (6th in the world ranking) beat the Italian Lorenzo Musetti (9th) by 6-3 and 6-4. The American joins Carlos Alcaraz (1st) among the first winners of the Jimmy Connors group of the ATP Finals 2025.

Although the history of confrontations between them favored by a slight margin Musetti (3-2), Fritz had something to rely on. It was the meeting between experience and novelty. First, because he arrived as a finalist in the last edition of the event and second, his greater comfort on the surface. In the case of the local, his arrival at the competition occurred just a few hours after competing in the final of the ATP 250 in Athens. The final with Novak Djokovic It was the last stop in a race against time to qualify for the Finals, a chance that finally occurred due to Djokovic’s withdrawal.

In front of a Fritz who had started very erratic and the public that was excited, it seemed like a Davis Cup atmosphere. The euphoria was short-lived, after Musetti couldn’t take advantage of his chances and then the American was going to break early to win 3-1 in the first set. From there, it was a marked dominance of the world No. 6 and the stadium favorite always started from behind.

This was not brick dust and it showed. That was the surface where Musetti had brilliant performances, a tour where he only missed the title after making the final at the Monte-Carlo Masters and the semifinals in Rome and Madrid. Here, the variety of his shots never managed to bother his rival, while Fritz’s forehand was the determining factor of the match. And secondly, the Italian’s double faults, which were five in total and came at key moments, including the start of the second set.

Maybe the wait won’t be so long. Although Musetti started his debut 0-1, the draw will put him against his compatriot and defending champion, Jannik Sinner, making the home crowd guaranteed joy.

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David Mitchell
David Mitchell

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