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Dusan Lajovic vs Lorenzo Musetti: ATP Umag – Quarterfinal
Veteran Dusan Lajovic will take on Lorenzo Musetti in the quarterfinal of the ATP Umag.
Dusan Lajovic Profile
Dusan Lajovic is 53rd in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 23 in the world. The Serbian is 16-17 for the season and 13-8 on clay.
Lajovic is coming off a 7-6, 7-6 win over Flavio Cobolli in the second round after defeating Filip Misolic in the opener.
His best result of the season was the semifinal in Barcelona, where he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Lajovic has been playing in Umag since 2009, and he won the title in 2019, which was his first title on the ATP level.
Lorenzo Musetti Profile
Lorenzo Musetti is 17th in the ATP rankings, two spots lower than his career high. The Italian is 30-20 for the season and 11-8 on clay.
Musetti is coming off a 6-4, 6-3 win over Marco Trungelitti.
Last week, Musetti reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon, where he lost to Novak Djokovic. He also made it to the third round of the French Open, losing to the same player.
Musetti lost three finals this season at Queen’s Club, Turin, and Cagliari.
This is his second appearance in Umag after losing in the round of 16 in 2022.
Head-to-Head Musetti leads 2-0
- Musetti vs Lajovic 6-4, 6-4 (2022 ATP Cincinnati, qualifiers)
- Musetti vs Lajovic 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 (2022 ATP Hamburg, first round)
Prediction and Conclusion
Lorenzo Musetti is one of the top stories on the tour this season, as the Italian made a lot of noise at the Grand Slam tournaments. He is one of the most adaptable players on every surface, which makes him dangerous in every tournament. Unlike him, Lajovic prefers to play on clay, and Umag has been one of the places he has played the most throughout his career and the tournament where he won the first of his two ATP titles. Despite that, Lajovic has barely won three matches in the same tournament in recent years, and that will not be the case today as Musetti will advance to the next round.
