Alexander Zverev collapses against Lorenzo Musetti in Vienna

Tennis fans continue to take stock of the many tournaments held today. On Friday afternoon, top seed Alexander Zverev faced sixth seed Lorenzo Musetti in the quarterfinals of the Vienna Open (Erste Bank Open).

Zverev and Musetti had split their previous two meetings, with Musetti claiming victory in the quarterfinals of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics. Despite falling behind early in the match, Musetti came back to defeat Zverev in three sets: 2-6, 7-6(5), 6-4.

Musetti started slowly and lost the first set in less than 40 minutes. However, the second set told a different story. Zverev passed up several opportunities to defeat Musetti in the second set and ultimately lost in a tiebreaker.

After the 22-year-old held on to force a third set, Zverev began to press. Musetti’s persistence paid off with a decisive third set to complete the upset victory.

Musetti gets the third top-three victory of his career and will advance to the semifinals. He will face Jack Draper on Saturday, October 26. Musetti is the ATP world No. 17 with a record of 40-25 this season.

Meanwhile, Zverev returns home early. Despite falling short, he is currently No. 3 in the world with a record of 61-20 and has already secured a spot in the ATP Finals next month.

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