Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Lorenzo Musetti: Preview and betting tips

On Saturday, spectators in Florence, Italy, can look forward to the semi-final match. The most interesting for them will definitely be the second one, as it will feature the home tennis player Lorenzo Musetti. He will face the tournament’s number one Felix Auger-Aliassime. Who will be happy to advance?

Felix Auger-Aliassime is a 22-year-old tennis player from Canada. He is ranked thirteenth in the current edition of the ATP rankings, which puts him in the role of national number one. If he manages to win the current tournament, he would return to the elite ten.

His greatest successes have been on the hard surface, where he has already won 25 matches this year. He confirmed his great form, for example, in Rotterdam, where he won the whole tournament. In the Netherlands he managed to beat Murray, Norrie, Rublev and Tsitsipas.

In Florence, the Laver Cup winner Novak Djokovic was defeated by Otte (6::4, 6::7 and 6::2) and Nakashima (6::3 and 6::4). He is certainly not lacking motivation at the end of the season, as he has been successfully fighting for a place in the Tournament of Champions so far.

His opponent on Saturday will be the home team’s Lorenzo Musetti, who is currently ranked 28th in the ATP rankings. The 20-year-old Italian managed to win the challenger in Forli this year, followed by a surprise triumph in Hamburg (he defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final after 6:4, 6:7 and 6:4 sets).

He is not so successful on hard surfaces, but he still scored scalps against Hurkacz and Struff. However, he has been performing well at home, beating Zapata Miralles 6: 3 and 6: 0 and McDonald 6: 3 and 6: 2.

The Canadian player is the favourite to reach the final, although he loses 1::2 in the statistics of the mutual matches. However, all the matches so far have been played on clay, which is an advantage for Musetti. In Florence, the conditions (if you don’t count the fans) are much more favourable to Aliassime.