Musetti, pushed by Navone, wins in four sets and advances to the second week at Roland-Garros
On the Suzanne-Lenglen Court, Friday's program opened with the match between Lorenzo Musetti and Mariano Navone. The Italian, the 8th seed, hoped to reach the round of 16 at the Roland-Garros tournament for the third time in his career.
But on the other side, the Argentine remains a contender on clay, as confirmed by his victories against Brandon Nakashima and Reilly Opelka. Indeed, Navone, with confidence, entered the match very well. Quickly frustrated, Musetti found himself up against the solidity of his opponent, who made few errors at the start of the match.
Logically, Navone took the lead by winning the first set, and the beginning of the second set confirmed that the Italian was searching for his best form.
Navone led 6-4, 2-0, but it was at this moment that the finalist of the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000 in recent weeks woke up. Despite a set with numerous breaks, Musetti gradually managed to turn the tide, and the world’s 97th player then struggled to keep up.
Despite an early break in the third set by Navone, the momentum had shifted, and Musetti then soared towards victory. After a controlled fourth set, Lorenzo Musetti won after a hard-fought and contested match (4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 in 3h25 of play) and qualified for the second week, which is becoming a habit, having already achieved this performance in 2021 and 2023.
He will try to reach the quarterfinals at Roland-Garros for the first time in his career in the next round, against the winner of the matchup between Quentin Halys and Holger Rune.
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