Dusan Lajovic vs Lorenzo Musetti Prediction: Tough game even for Lorenzo Musetti

Serbian tennis player Dusan Lajovic heads into the quarter final round and he will be challenged by Lorenzo Musetti for a place in the semi final. Lajovic had already been defeated by Lorenzo Musetti in both meetings in the past.

Dusan Lajovic entered the quarter final after defeating Flavio Cobolli in the round of 16, while Lorenzo Musetti defeated Marco Trungelliti in the round of 16 to also advance into the quarter final stage.

The number 53rd tennis player on the ATP ranking will go head-to-head against Lorenzo Musetti in the ATP Umag quarter final. Dusan Lajovic hopes to record his first ever win over Musetti since the beginning of his career.

Lajovic made it to the round of 16 in the ATP Hamburg in Germany, where he was eliminated by Sebastian Baez. After his defeat, he headed straight into the ATP Umag round of 32 and he defeated Filip Misolic in 3 sets by a 4-6,6-3,2-6 score. Afterwards, he entered the round of 16 and there he defeated Flavio Cobolli in straight sets by a 6-7,6-7 score.

The momentum to progress is surely with Lorenzo Musetti in this match against Dusan Lajovic. The world number 17 player had beaten Dusan Lajovic twice in the past and his odds are looking good for yet another win.

Prior to this tournament, Lorenzo Musetti played in the Wimbledon tournament and he made it to the semi final but he was eliminated by Novak Djokovic. Afterwards, he entered into the ATP Umag round of 16 stage. He played his first match against Marco Trungelliti and he won in straight sets by a 4-6,3-6 scoreline.

Lorenzo Musetti already places himself and the favorite to win as he leads Dusan Lajovic 2:0 on the h2h. The 22-year-old establishes himself as a tough opposition and he prefers the clay and hard court surfaces, and the same applies to Dusan Lajovic. Only advantage is Musetti is more of an all-surface player than Dusan Lajovic. Lorenzo Musetti plays with a strong backhand and he’s often popular for his drop shots within his play, while Lajovic boasts of a tactical baseline style of play. Particularly on the clay surface, we believe Lorenzo Musetti’s versatility will be able to match Dusan Lajovic’s experience and therefore give him a win in this match.

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