Who Will Win: Lajovic Vs Musetti? Prediction For ATP Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag 2024

What Time Will Dusan Lajovic Play Against Lorenzo Musetti?

Lajovic and Musetti are on the Day 5 Schedule at Plava Laguna Croatia Open Umag 2024 on Thursday 25 July 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

In the match between Dusan Lajovic of Serbia and Lorenzo Musetti of Italy, Musetti currently leads head to head 1-0. They previously met in two matches, with Musetti winning both encounters.

Their first meeting took place in the 2022 Hamburg tournament on clay, where Musetti won a close match with a score of 6-7(4), 7-6(4), 6-3. They also faced each other in the 2022 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati qualifiers on hard court, with Musetti prevailing in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-4.

Dusan Lajovic, aged 34, is currently ranked World No. 53. His career-high ranking was No. 23, which he achieved after defeating future World No. 1 Medvedev to reach his first ATP Tour singles final at the 2019 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo. Notably, Lajovic entered the Monte-Carlo tournament as the World No. 48 and became the lowest-ranked finalist at that event since No. 53 Arazi in 2001.

Throughout his career, Lajovic has achieved significant victories, including defeating World No. 1 Djokovic in the quarterfinals of the 2023 Banja Luka tournament, where he eventually claimed his second ATP Tour title. He also won his first ATP Tour singles title at the 2019 Umag tournament, a doubles title at the 2015 Istanbul tournament with Albot, and a team title at the 2020 ATP Cup as a member of Team Serbia.

Lajovic has reached the fourth round of a Grand Slam twice, at the 2014 Roland Garros and the 2021 Australian Open. He has also qualified 13 times at ATP Masters 1000 events, with his best result being a quarterfinal appearance at the 2018 Madrid tournament. It is worth noting that Lajovic has a career record of 20-65 against Top 20 players, with a 1-7 record this season. His only win against a Top 20 player this year came against No. 13 Humbert in the Barcelona second round.

Lajovic aims to advance to his 9th ATP Tour semifinal and reach multiple semifinals in a season for the third time in his career. His previous occurrences were in

2016 at Sao Paulo, Kitzbuhel, and Los Cabos, as well as in 2019 at the ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo and Umag tournaments.

Lorenzo Musetti, aged 22, is currently ranked World No. 17, with a career-high ranking of No. 15. He broke into the Top 20 in January 2023 and reached his career-high in June of the same year after achieving a personal-best of 34 wins in the 2022 season.

Musetti has notable accomplishments, including winning the 2022 Hamburg tournament at the age of 20 by defeating Alcaraz in the final. This victory marked the youngest ATP Tour final since 2005 Bastad when a 19-year-old Nadal defeated a 19-year-old Berdych.

At the 2023 Monte-Carlo tournament, Musetti earned his first 6-0 6-0 victory at an ATP Masters 1000 event since 2016, defeating Nardi in the second round. He then pulled off his biggest career win, upsetting World No. 1 Djokovic in the third round to reach his second ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal.

Musetti excelled on grass in 2024, leading the ATP Tour in grass wins with a total of 12. He reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon without dropping a set.

In terms of titles, Musetti secured his second ATP title at the 2022 Naples tournament, defeating Berrettini in the final. He also achieved significant accomplishments as a junior player, reaching the 2018 US Open boys’ singles final, winning the 2019 Australian Open boys’ singles title, and defeating Wawrinka at the 2020 Rome tournament, becoming the first player born in 2002 to win an ATP Tour match.

Musetti is currently aiming to reach his 14th tour-level semifinal and his first one on clay since the 2023 Bastad tournament in July, where he lost to Ruud. He has been in great form recently, reaching the semifinals in his last three events, including the Stuttgart tournament, the London/Queen’s Club final, and the Wimbledon semifinals. The World No. 17 desires to continue his streak and advance to the semifinals in the Studenac Arena.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Lajovic will win.
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