The goal of Lorenzo Musetti during the Chengdu Open of this year was to go a better one than last year when he was beaten by Shang Jungchen in the final and on Monday he repeated that run when he defeated Alexander Shevchenko in the semi -final.
I expected a tough fight. It was clear that he was a bit tired yesterday. It is never easy to play someone from a specific region at home. I am glad I stayed strong and didn’t give him many opportunities Alexander Bublik
He stands in the way of the Chilean qualification, Alejandro Tabilo that continued his own excellent run in China by removing the fourth placed Brandon Nakashima in the other semi.
If the best seed is the Italian Musetti favorite to replace Shang as a champion, he was not confronted with a breaking point during his match with the Kazakh player, causing him to deteriorate 6-3 6-1, while Tabilo needed a rougher passage against his American opponent and 96 minutes to move forward 6-4 7-6 (0).
Musetti, 22, is the first player to reach multiple Chengdu final in the nine-year history of the tournament and will compete for his third title at tour level and only since 2022 when he meets Tabilo for the title. The Chilean itself wants to win the third title of his career.
“I think it was very solid during the entire game,” said the 28-year-old Tabilo. “He served well, so I had to stay there and wait. I started well today, served and I am happy with the performance. It has also been up and down for a few months, so just so happy to be back in another final.”
Alexander Bublik goes for his third title of the season
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At the Hangzhou Open, the local hero Wu Yibing delivered a high -level performance to the joy of the home crowd when he defeated the second seed of Daniil Medvedev over three sets.
Wu, a resident of Hangzhou, fought back from the edge of the defeat to make his first semifinal after three hours 11 minutes, 5-7 7-6 (5) 6-4 where his run was terminated by the Kazakhstani Alexander Bublik, the fourth seed 6-3 6-3.
“I was lucky in the second set, but I gave it my best,” Wu said after the best victory of his career. “It is clear that the crowd supported me at home. Daniil is one of the most difficult guys to play on tour, especially with my style. He is really hard to beat and I had to take my best tennis with me to stay in the competition. I am glad I brought it today.
“It means everything, especially at home. It has been a long years behind me. I have overcome many injuries,” said Wu. “It’s not easy to be here, especially winning three games in a row. Hopefully I can’t come back with me tomorrow.”
However, he could not increase his game in the semi -final, where the third seed got the most out of his tiredness to continue and join Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev as the only players reaching the final at events that were held on grass, hard and clay.
BUBULK FLUDED 19 ABOUTS ABOUT THE HOME favorite to reach the champion match after 61 minutes.
“I expected a tough fight. He was clearly a bit tired of yesterday. It is never easy to play anyone from a specific region at home,” said Bublik. “I am glad I stayed strong and didn’t give him many opportunities.”
Bublik wants to claim his third title of the season and will meet the French qualification Valentin Royer in the title competition on Tuesday.
Royer, 24, who opened his week in the main drawing by removing the top Andrey Rublev in the second round, continued his breakthrough run with a 6-3 6-2 triumph against Countryman Corentin Moutet, and 15 winners in the trial while they made only 13 mistakes.
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