Novak Djokovic’s win over Lorenzo Musetti in the Monte Carlo Masters Round of 16 checked all of the boxes for drama.
All in all, it was an impressive showing for Djokovic, as Musetti has been playing some inspired tennis over the last few weeks.
Now, Djokovic will take on Alex de Minaur for a spot in the semifinals.
De Minaur beat Djokovic 6-4, 6-4 when the two met in the United Cup in January, so I’m expecting the Serbian to be out for revenge here.
But Djokovic played flawless tennis against Roman Safiullin in his first match in Monte Carlo, and he followed it up with the win over Musetti.
Novak Djokovic’s win over Lorenzo Musetti in the Monte Carlo Masters Round of 16 checked all of the boxes for drama. We saw Djokovic go down an early break in the first set, orchestrate a crowd booing him, give up a one-break lead in the second set and also look violently ill—before closing things out with a 7-5, 6-3 win. All in all, it was an impressive showing for Djokovic, as Musetti has been playing some inspired tennis over the last few weeks. Now, Djokovic will take on Alex de Minaur for a spot in the semifinals. I like this match to go Under the game total.
De Minaur beat Djokovic 6-4, 6-4 when the two met in the United Cup in January, so I’m expecting the Serbian to be out for revenge here. Djokovic hadn’t quite played his way into form at that point, and we all know that he can really struggle when he’s not there mentally or physically. But Djokovic played flawless tennis against Roman Safiullin in his first match in Monte Carlo, and he followed it up with the win over Musetti. Both players have more overall weapons than De Minaur, but he handled them with ease. I’m expecting this match to look somewhat similar.
