Stuttgart Open: Berrettini through his second final of the year
Matteo Berrettini defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-0 on Saturday afternoon and will play No 6 seed Jack Draper for the title
Matteo Berrettini defeated No 5 seed Lorenzo Musetti 6-4, 6-0 to advance to the final of the Stuttgart Open at Tennisclub Weissenhof Stuttgart on Saturday afternoon.
Berrettini, ranked No 95, will play No 6 seed Jack Draper next.
Ahead of his victory, Matteo Berrettini won against Russian Roman Safiullin, the No 8 seed (7-6 (8), 5-7, 7-5), Canadian wildcard Denis Shapovalov (6-4, 6-4) and Australian qualifier James Duckworth (6-4, 7-5).
Musetti, ranked No 30, beat French qualifier Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (7-6 (9), 7-6 (9)), German Dominik Koepfer (6-7 (9), 7-6 (5), 6-3) and Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 3 seed (4-6, 6-1, 1-0 ret.) earlier in the tournament.
Stuttgart ATP 250, other semi-final result (Tennisclub Weissenhof Stuttgart, grass, EUR 734.915):
- Jack Draper beat Brandon Nakashima: 6-3, 6-3