Tuesday, September 23, 2025

ATP Chengdu Final -- Musetti L. - Tabilo A.

ATP Chengdu — Final: Lorenzo Musetti vs Alejandro Tabilo

Event: Chengdu Open • Round: Final • Surface: Hard

🧠 Form & Context

Lorenzo Musetti

  • 🔥 Chengdu heater: R16 d. Prizmić 7–5, 3–6, 6–2 → QF d. Basilashvili 6–3, 6–3 → SF d. Shevchenko 6–3, 6–1.
  • 📈 2025: 33–13 overall; 14–8 on hard, 19–4 on clay.
  • 🧭 Event comfort: Chengdu SF (2023) → Final (2024) → back to the final this year.
  • 🥊 Big-stage reps: RG SF, Rome SF, plenty of deep runs; US Open QF this summer.
  • 🎯 H2H edge: leads 1–0 (Antalya CH 2021, 6–2, 6–0).

Alejandro Tabilo

  • 🚪 From qualies to the final: beat Te (Q-R16) and Harris (Q-QF), then Thompson 6–4, 6–3, Darderi 6–4, 6–3, O’Connell 4–6, 7–5, 6–2, and Nakashima 6–4, 7–6(0).
  • 🔺 Recent volume: Guangzhou-2 CH finalist last week (l. J. Cerúndolo) → rolled momentum straight into Chengdu.
  • 📊 2025: 20–17 overall; 14–10 on hard.
  • 💥 Reminder of ceiling: quality wins sprinkled through the year (e.g., Monte-Carlo d. Djokovic per his 2025 log).

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ATP Hangzhou — Final: Royer V. vs Bublik A

ATP Hangzhou — Final: Royer V. vs Bublik A.

Event: Hangzhou Open • Round: Final • Surface: Hard

🧠 Form & Context

Valentin Royer

  • 🚀 Breakout week from qualies: Q-R16 d. Chen 6–3, 7–5 → Q-QF d. Spizzirri 7–5, 4–6, 6–3 → MD: d. Kovacevic 4–6, 7–6(6), 6–3; stunned Rublev 6–4, 7–6(2); d. Tien 7–6(0), 4–6, 6–2; SF d. Moutet 6–3, 6–2.
  • 📈 2025 ledger: 53–22 overall; 13–6 on hard. Career-high ranking this week (#88).
  • 💪 Composure: four wins decided by a breaker this tournament, plus the marquee upset over Rublev.

Alexander Bublik

  • 🔥 In control here: R16 d. Vukic 6–7(6), 6–4, 6–4 → QF d. Svrcina 6–1, 6–1 → SF d. Wu 6–3, 6–3.
  • 🏆 2025 titles: Halle (grass), Gstaad & Kitzbühel (clay). Solid 41–19 season; 11–8 on hard.
  • 🎯 First-strike tennis clicking: serve variety + pace changes have been decisive all week.

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