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Lorenzo Musetti vs Alexander Bublik: ATP Stuttgart – quarterfinal

Lorenzo Musetti and Alexander Bublik will face each other in the quarterfinal of ATP Stuttgart on Friday.

Lorenzo Musetti Profile

Lorenzo Musetti is 30th in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 15 in the world. The Italians are 19-17 for the season and 2-0 on grass.

Musetti is coming off a 6-7, 7-6, 6-3 win over Dominic Koepfer in the second round after defeating Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in two tiebreaks in the opening round.

Earlier this season, Musetti reached the finals at the Challengers in Turin and Cagliari but lost both of those.

This is his third appearance in Stuttgart, and he reached the quarterfinal for the second year in a row.

Alexander Bublik Profile

Alexander Bublik has the highest ranking of his career being 17^th in the world. The player from Kazakhstan is 20-12 for the season and 1-0 on grass.

Bublik is coming off a 6-1, 7-6 win over Hamad Medjedovic in the second round of the tournament.

Earlier this season, he won the title in Montpellier and lost the final in Dubai.

This is his fourth appearance in Stuttgart and the second quarterfinal.

Head-to-Head Bublik leads 2-0

• Bublik vs Musetti 6-3, 6-7, 7-5 (2024 ATP Adelaide, quarterfinal)
• Bublik vs Musetti 6-3, ret. (2022 ATP Queen’s Club, first round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Lorenzo Musetti found himself in a very difficult situation in the previous round but managed to survive and will face Alexander Bublik next. Bublik is one of the best players on grass and it is very difficult to break his serve. Bublik has won both of the previous two matches against Musetti and the same scenario is most likely to happen today.