Final 12 months's ATP Finals runner-up Taylor Fritz made a profitable begin in Turin. The American confronted Lorenzo Musetti within the first round-robin match and scored a 6-3, 6-4 victory in an hour and 42 minutes.
The Italian stepped onto the court docket two days after dropping a marathon Athens last to Novak Djokovic. He gave the whole lot to revive power and make a greater ATP Finals debut, nevertheless it was to not be for him.
Thus, Taylor joined Carlos Alcaraz on the prime of their group forward of their Tuesday assembly. The higher-ranked participant collected 18 factors extra and had the higher hand on serve and return.
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Taylor performed effectively behind the primary and second serve and defended 4 break factors in the one challenged recreation he skilled. He generated 12 break factors and seized two to regulate the scoreboard.
The American landed 34 winners and 21 unforced errors. The Italian stood on a 23-17 ratio, offering a stable effort however falling in straight units after trailing from the baseline and on the internet.
Fritz had the higher hand within the shortest and most prolonged exchanges. Curiously, Lorenzo made a push on the return within the third recreation of the duel and created these 4 break factors.
Taylor denied them and held to keep away from an early setback. The house participant skilled one other setback within the subsequent recreation after losing 4 recreation factors. Musetti netted a volley on the second break level to fall behind.
He needed to dig deep two video games later after taking part in in opposition to three break factors. The Italian saved them and closed the sport to scale back the deficit to 4-2. Fritz held at 15 for 5-2 and created a set level on the return within the subsequent one.
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Lorenzo denied it and held to increase the set. Nonetheless, Taylor held at love at 5-3 with a service winner to wrap up the opener in 48 minutes. The house participant struggled within the fourth straight recreation originally of the second set.
He saved 4 break factors and held. Nonetheless, Musetti missed recreation factors at 1-1 and sprayed a backhand error to fall behind. The American held at love within the fourth recreation for 3-1 and landed an ace two video games later to reflect that.
Fritz offered his third straight maintain at love in recreation eight with an ace for 5-3. Lorenzo saved a match level on serve in recreation 9 earlier than Taylor held from 0-30 within the subsequent one with a forehand drive-volley winner to seal the deal in fashion.
