Lorenzo Musetti wins German Open, Carlos Alcaraz set to be youngest player since Rafael Nadal in top five

24.07.2022 - 19:49 eurosport.com

Lorenzo Musetti eventually shook off a persistent Carlos Alcaraz in the German Open final to beat the Spaniard 6-4 6-7(6) 6-4 in Hamburg.

Alcaraz saved five championship points in the second set to deny a straight-sets Musetti victory after the Italian won the opener.

Ad/> Despite his impressive efforts to take the match all the way, Musetti composed himself and won the third set 6-4 to claim the Hamburg European Open.

Laver CupDjokovic joins Murray, Federer and Nadal in European dream team at Laver Cup22/07/2022 AT 07:45 The defeat for Alcaraz comes a day before he is set to become the youngest player to crack the ATP’s top five rankings since 22-time Grand Slam singles champion Rafael Nadal achieved it in 2005.

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Carlos Alcaraz made a brutal assessment of his performance in his Canadian Open debut after squandering match point to suffer a three-set defeat at the hands of Tommy Paul. Despite playing the Masters 1000 event for the first time, the Spaniard came in as the No 2 seed but was unable to capitalise on a set-and-break lead and lost to the world No 34.

Montreal Masters: Nick Kyrgios Beats No.1 Daniil Medvedev, Carlos Alcaraz And Stefanos Tsitsipas Ousted

Nick Kyrgios rallied to topple world number one Daniil Medvedev at the ATP Montreal Masters on Wednesday as the top three seeds tumbled in the second round. Australia's Wimbledon finalist beat Medvedev 6-7 (2/7), 6-4, 6-2 to produce his second career upset of a reigning number one after ambushing Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in 2014. Unseeded American Tommy Paul also came from a set down to send second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain packing 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 while unseeded Briton Jack Draper beat third-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece 7-5, 7-6 (7/4).

Nick Kyrgios stuns top-ranked Daniil Medvedev in Montreal, Carlos Alcaraz ousted

Australia's Wimbledon finalist beat Medvedev 6-7 (2/7), 6-4, 6-2 to produce his second career upset of a reigning number one after ambushing Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in 2014. Kyrgios produced his usual on-court antics, complaining about a high bounce, hitting a ball into the stands to draw a warning and bickering with his player box in moments of tension. But after gathering his formidable resources, the 27-year-old ranked 37th finished off the match in exactly two hours. "This is our fourth meeting and we know each other well," Kyrgios said. "I don't go in looking at the rankings, just the guy in front of me. "I had a clean objective today -- play a lot of serve and volley and execute better. "Hopefully I can keep this rolling and keep on winning. Medvedev is a machine -- he's number one for a reason."

Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz battle to be world No. 1 after US Open

The race to be world No. 1 is on again. Barely has Daniil Medvedev settled into the spot for a second time and already there is talk about who might replace him.

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz climbs to fourth in ATP rankings

Rafael Nadal. In spite of losing in three sets on Sunday to Jannik Sinner on the clay final in Umag, where he was defending champion, 19-year-old Alcaraz leapfrogs the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas who slips back to fifth. Sinner remains 10th in the rankings which are still dominated by the Russian Daniil Medvedev.