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THIS IS HOW MUSETTI CLOSED THE MEETING
3º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 5-7 4-6) Lorenzo Musetti
Musetti breaks serve and on his fourth match ball he has closed the match
3º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 5-7 3-5) Lorenzo Musetti
The Italian tennis player breaks the serve and then confirms the advantage, so he is ready. just one game away from closing the game
3º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 5-7 3-3) Lorenzo Musetti
Both win with the service in favor, the one from Belgrade even with a blank game
3º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 5-7 2-2) Lorenzo Musetti
Musetti also wins with the service after the break
3º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 5-7 2-1) Lorenzo Musetti
Djokovic wins the third game of this third set
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The match is still suspended due to rain, we remind you that Sinner will be the opponent of the winner of this match.
This is how Musetti closed the second set
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The match has been interrupted because it is raining on the court.
3º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 5-7 1-1) Lorenzo Musetti
With some suffering, but Musetti wins the first game of this third set with the service in favor
3º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 5-7 1-0) Lorenzo Musetti
Djokovic starts the third set with a blank service game;
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 5-7) Lorenzo Musetti
Lorenzo Musetti with the service closes the second set, the match will be decided in the third set.
Here is Musetti's service-breaking tip
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 5-6) Lorenzo Musetti
Blank game by the Italian on the rest to secure at least the tie break.
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 5-5) Lorenzo Musetti
Djokovic breaks serve to make it 5-5
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 4-5) Lorenzo Musetti
Lorenzo Musetti breaks serve and serves to clinch the second set
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 4-4) Lorenzo Musetti
Musetti breaks the service and wins with the serve to return the equality in this second set
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 4-2) Lorenzo Musetti
Number 1 wins for the first time in this second set on serve and then breaks serve to take advantage in this set.
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 2-2) Lorenzo Musetti
Both players again break serve, 2-2 in this second set
2º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4 1-1) Lorenzo Musetti
Both begin the second set by breaking serve
Here is one of the points of this first set
1º Set Novak Djokovic (6-4) Lorenzo Musetti
Djokovic takes the first set, he does it to the rest and in his sixth set ball.
1º Set Novak Djokovic (5-4) Lorenzo Musetti
Musetti breaks serve, will serve to make it 5-5
1º Set Novak Djokovic (5-3) Lorenzo Musetti
The Italian saves two set balls and pulls through the game
1º Set Novak Djokovic (5-2) Lorenzo Musetti
The Serb confirms the advantage and is one game away from closing the first set;
1º Set Novak Djokovic (4-2) Lorenzo Musetti
Djokovic breaks serve again
1º Set Novak Djokovic (3-2) Lorenzo Musetti
Quick reaction of the Italian tennis player, who could not convert his first break ball, but if the second and will serve to return equality
1º Set Novak Djokovic (3-1) Lorenzo Musetti
Djokovic takes advantage of his first break ball to break serve
1º Set Novak Djokovic (2-1) Lorenzo Musetti
Easy game for the Serbian in the third game of the match.
1º Set Novak Djokovic (1-1) Lorenzo Musetti
Blank game by Lorenzo Musetti with the service in favor of the player
This is how Novak Djokovic took to the court
1º Set Novak Djokovic (1-0) Lorenzo Musetti
The first game of the match goes to Djokovic
DJOKOVIC WILL START SERVING
After the draw it has been decided that the Serbian tennis player will start with a draw;
Sinner awaits in the quarterfinals
The winner of this duel will face the Italian Jannik Sinner, who defeated the Polish Hurkacz in three sets today and after coming from behind to win.
Final on the Rainier III track
Stefanos Tsitsipas has beaten the Chilean tennis player in two sets, with this point the Greek closed the match. In a few minutes on this court Djokovic and Musetti&
Novak Djokovic Balance Sheet 2023
The Serbian has played 17 matches in this 2023 with a balance of 17 wins and only one loss.
Lorenzo Musetti's 2023 Balance Sheet
The young Italian tennis player, only 21 years old, has played 15 matches this 2023 in which he has won seven matches and lost eight;
Djokovic has lost in two of his last three appearances in the round of 16 in Monte Carlo.
The Serbian tennis player has already been defeated in this round in 2021 where he lost against Evans, while five years ago he lost against Dominic Thiem. While in 2019 if you overcomeó sesta round by defeating Fritz 6-3, 6-0.
Tsitsipas vs Jarry on Rainier III Court
At this moment the Greek tennis player has taken the first set, as soon as this match is over the Novak Djokovic vs Lorenzo Musetti will be played on this court;
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What time is the Novak Djokovic vs Lorenzo Musetti match at Monte Carlo Masters?
This is the time the match starts in several countries:
Argentina: 6:30 AM
Bolivia: 5:30 AM
Brazil: 6:30 AM
Chile: 5:30 AM
Colombia: 4:30 AM
Ecuador: 4:30 AM
USA (ET): 7:30 AM
Spain: 2:30 PM
Mexico: 6:30 AM
Paraguay: 7:30 AM
Peru: 7:30 AM
Uruguay: 8:30 AM
Venezuela: 7:30 AM
England: 12:30 AM
Australia : 21:30 AM
India: 16:30 AM
Djokovic struggling on clay
The Serb overcame Gakhov in the first round, but suffered in the first set where the Russian even broke his serve. Nole explained that "playing matches is what I need. "Practicing points is something that helps, but nothing helps as much as playing an official match. That's why I hope to play as many matches as possible this week," he added.
"I'm very happy to have passed the first step, because I hope things will go better and easier from now on," he explained after overcoming the first opponent. He also admitted that this surface is difficult for him: "For me, clay is the most difficult surface to adapt to, to get into rhythm. Maybe for other guys it is more natural, the movement, the ball striking, in a way to find the right tempo in the shots. It's harder for me than for others. It's always been like that.
How does Lorenzo Musetti arrive?
The Italian tennis player started 2023 playing in the United Cup where he won all the singles matches, except against Tiafoe who had to withdraw. At the Australian Open he lost in the first round against Harris. In February at the ATP Buenos Aires he fell in the quarterfinals, while in Rio de Janeiro, ATP Santiago, Indian Wells and ATP Miami he was eliminated in the first round. After six defeats in a row, he started April playing the ATP Marrakech in Morocco where he won in the round of 16, but lost in the quarterfinals against French Muller. Here in Monte Carlo he has not conceded a set and has beaten Kecmanovic and his compatriot Nardi.
How does Novak Djokovic arrive?
The start of 2023 for the Serbian tennis player is being sensational. He has already regained the number 1 after winning two titles. First he won the ATP Adelaide and then he took the first Grand Slam, lifting the Australian Open in his return to the tournament. In ATP Dubai he reached the semifinals where he suffered his first defeat against Daniil Medvedev. In his first match in Monte Carlo he defeated Gakhov in two sets after a 7-6 and 6-2 in almost two hours.
Background
Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti have met three times in history with a favorable balance for the Serbian who has won the three times that these two tennis players have won. The última time they met was in November 2022 in the quarterfinals of the ATP París in which Nole won 6-0 and 6-3. Months before, they met in the round of 32 where the Belgrade-born player defeated the Italian by double 6-3. While in the first duel between these two tennis players was in the round of 16 at Roland Garros in 2021 where Lorenzo Musetti won the first two sets in the tie break, lost the next two and in the fifth had to retire.
Venue: The match will be played at the Montecarlo Country Club, located in France, which was inaugurated in 1928 and has a capacity for 10,000 spectators.
Preview of the match
Novak Djokovic and Lorenzo Musetti will meet in the round of 16 of the Monte Carlo Masters where they will play for a place in the quarterfinals.
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