ATP roundup: Top seed Lorenzo Musetti into Chengdu final

Field Level Media
22 Sep 2025, 20:25 GMT+10

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Top-seeded Lorenzo Musetti of Italy will seek his third ATP Tour title in the Chengdu Open final against Chilean qualifier Alejandro Tabilo.

Musetti crushed Kazakhstan's Alexander Shevchenko 6-3, 6-1 and Tabilo eliminated No. 4 seed Brandon Nakashima 6-4, 7-6 (0) in Monday's semifinals in China.

Musetti won 92 percent (24 of 26) of the points on his first serve and never faced a break point. Tabilo trailed 6-5 in the second set before leveling the match and sweeping the tiebreaker. He struck 11 aces and likewise never faced a break point.

Hangzhou Open

No. 3 seed Alexander Bublik fired 19 aces and joined elite company by defeating Chinese home favorite Wu Yibing 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals.

Bublik became the fourth man to reach finals on all three surfaces this season, joining Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev. He finished Monday's 61-minute victory with 28 winners and just six unforced errors.

With wins this season on clay (Gstaad, Kitzbuhel) and grass (Halle), Bublik will try to add a hardcourt title against French qualifier Valentin Royer. Royer saved both break points and defeated fourth-seeded countryman Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-2 to reach his first tour-level final.

--Field Level Media

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