ATP Brussels: Mpetshi Perricard Finally Gets Revenge on Musetti
After four defeats against Lorenzo Musetti, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard has finally reversed the trend: a great match, and a qualification for his 3rd semi-final of the season.
This Friday, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 22, got his revenge by dominating world number 8 Lorenzo Musetti in the quarter-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Brussels (6-4, 7-6). The Frenchman had been on a run of four consecutive defeats against the Italian, some of which were particularly frustrating: Stuttgart and Wimbledon 2024, US Open and Beijing 2025.
In the semi-finals, Mpetshi Perricard will face the Czech Jiri Lehecka, world number 17, an opponent he has only faced once: a defeat (6-4, 6-7, 7-6) at the Liberec Challenger (Czech Republic) in 2022.
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