Musetti keeps ATP Finals hopes alive with tight win
Lorenzo Musetti remains a chance of qualifying for the year-end Nitto ATP Finals in Turin after clawing his way past Sebastian Korda in the Hellenic Championship semi-finals, claiming a 6-0 5-7 7-5 victory from a see-saw encounter.
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The Italian will need to beat Novak Djokovic in the final if he is to qualify for Turin, with the Serbian into his 144th ATP Tout final after beating Yannick Hanfmann in the other sem-final.
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime is the current holder of the eighth and final qualifying spot, but Musetti could sneak in with a win over Djokovic and join him, Jannik Sinner, Alexander Zverev, and Ben Shelton in the Bjorn Borg Group.
"I think we both played a fantastic match," Musetti said after his win against Korda.
"The level was getting higher and the adrenaline was intense. I am super happy with the attitude I showed on court and the spirit I am trying to put in every day. Achieving the final here is really important and I am already focusing on tomorrow."
Djokovic holds a dominant 8-1 lead in in the pair’s head-to-head series, but the Italian now has the perfect motivation to better that particular statistic.
Musetti will be looking for his third ATP Tour title and first since Naples in 2022 when he meets Djokovic in Athens.
