Lorenzo Musetti vs Nicolas Jarry – Breakdown and Prediction

August 13, 2024

Lorenzo Musetti vs Nicolas Jarry: ATP Cincinnati – First round

The winner of the bronze Olympic medal Lorenzo Musetti will take on Nicolas Jarry in the opening round of ATP Cincinnati.

Lorenzo Musetti Profile

Lorenzo Musetti is 18th in the ATP rankings, three spots lower than his career high. The Italian is 37-22 for the season and 6-7 on hard.

Musetti is coming off a 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 win over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics.

Musetti has been one of the best players this summer reaching the finals in Umag and the Queen’s Club and the semifinals at Wimbledon, Stutgart and the Olympics.

This will be his fourth appearance in Cincinnati and he has never made it past the second round.

Nicolas Jarry Profile

Nicolas Jarry is 25th in the ATP rankings and his career high was No. 16 in the world. The Chilean is 16-16 for the season and 6-5 on hard.

Jarry is coming off a 7-6, 6-7, 6-2 loss to Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the opening round in Montreal. That was his fifth consecutive loss after losing in the Rome final to Alexander Zverev.

This will be his second appearance in Cincinnati after he lost in the second round last year.

Head-to-Head Jarry leads 1-0

Jarry vs Musetti 6-4, 6-1 (2023 ATP Rio de Janeiro, first round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Both players are close to their best career rankings, but their current form is completely different. It’s been months since Jarry won his last match, while Musetti has been one of the best players on tour lately. Going into the US Open may be a turning point for Jarry, and he will give his absolute best in this match. Musetti has all the confidence in the world, but we go with Jarry winning at least one set.