World number 56 and American Frances Tiafoe will take on the Italian Lorenzo Musetti in the second round of the 2021 ATP Acapulco on Wednesday, March 17. Get the live streaming options of this Frances Tiafoe v Lorenzo Musetti match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Frances Tiafoe v Lorenzo Musetti Head to Head
While these two players have never faced off at the highest level, they have met twice at the Challenger circuit and as recently as 2020. Both players have won one match apiece in that time, with both those encounters coming on clay and going into a three-setter.
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Tiafoe Edges Past Fellow American
There has been a lot of talk around teenager Brandon Nakashima and Frances Tiafoe nearly found himself sent out by the 19-year-old in the opening round of this tournament.
Tiafoe needed nearly three hours, three sets and two tie-breakers to finally clinch the second round berth and it was all down to his ability to hold his serve under pressure that shone through in the encounter.
The 56th-ranked player saved five of the six break-points he faced while breaking his opponent twice in the entire match to shade the encounter.
All the breaks of serves came in the first set where Tiafoe took a 2-0 lead, lost his serve to tie at 2-2 before breaking Nakashima in the ninth game. He then served it out the next game to take a set lead.
There were no further breaks of serves in the match, and while Nakashima won the second set tie-breaker and then saved a set-point in the third to force another tie-breaker, Tiafoe found his will-power under pressure to edge past him 7-5 in that one.
Will Tiafoe now be fresh enough to take on an in-form Musetti though?
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Musetti Makes a Wonderful Splash
In his very second match at the highest level, Musetti had shown what he is capable of as he defeated Stan Wawrinka at the 2020 Rome Masters. In doing so, the 19-year-old also became the latest-born player to clinch an encounter at this level.
And now, starting out the season with a run of Challenger matches, Musetti has gone on to clinch another big scalp on the ATP tour, beating Diego Schwartzman in the opening round of this tournament.
Coming into this competition as a qualifier by winning three matches, Musetti was 3/1 in his opening round match against the Argentine, world number nine and still came through in three sets to clinch the encounter. He won 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 in two hours and 24 minutes despite being down a break in the first set.
Musetti proceeded to win that opening set, lost the second but then raced off to a 4-0 lead in the third set, missing four match-points before closing it out.
Can he continue this golden run and make it to the last eight?
Tiafoe v Musetti Prediction and Tip
Musetti is 11/8 to win this and while we think Tiafoe would have had a better shot otherwise, an unusually long match in the previous round could level things out.
Tip: Musetti to win a set – Yes: 8/15 (bet365)
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The 2021 ATP Acapulco Open will be played from March 14-21. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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