{"id":1470,"date":"2025-11-07T05:29:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T00:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/atp-roundup-novak-djokovic-lorenzo-musetti-on-athens-collision-course\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T05:29:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T00:29:04","slug":"atp-roundup-novak-djokovic-lorenzo-musetti-on-athens-collision-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paknews.centers.pk\/ur\/atp-roundup-novak-djokovic-lorenzo-musetti-on-athens-collision-course\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP roundup: Novak Djokovic, Lorenzo Musetti on Athens collision course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<section id=\"0\" class=\"w-full\">\n<div class=\"xl:container mx-0 !px-4 py-0 pb-4 !mx-0 !px-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/26996297.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.deadspin.com\/tr:w-900\/26996297.jpg\" alt=\"Tennis: US Open\" class=\"w-full\" fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\"\/><span class=\"text-0.8 leading-tight\">Sep 3, 2025; Flushing, NY, USA; Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) hits a shot against Jannik Sinner (ITA) (not pictured) on day eleven of the 2025 US Open tennis championships at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike Frey-Imagn Images<!-- --> <!-- --> <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-1\">\n<p>No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia and No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy advanced to the semifinals of the Hellenic Championship on Thursday in Athens.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-2\">\n<p>Djokovic hit nine aces and saved both break points he faced in a 7-6 (1), 6-4 victory over Portuguese sixth seed Nuno Borges. Musetti, who must win the title in Athens to leapfrog Canada&#8217;s Felix Auger-Aliassime for the eighth and final berth in the Nitto ATP Finals, swept past French fifth seed Alexandre Muller 6-2, 6-4.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-3\">\n<p>Djokovic will face Yannick Hanfmann in the semis after the German qualifier beat Marcos Giron 7-6 (3), 6-4. Musetti&#8217;s opponent will be Sebastian Korda, who fired 13 aces without a double fault during a 6-3, 6-2 triumph over Serbia&#8217;s Miomir Kecmanovic that required just 58 minutes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"section-4\">\n<p>Moselle Open<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-5\">\n<p>Ukrainian lucky loser Vitaliy Sachko continued to make the most of his second chance in Metz, France, as he beat France&#8217;s Clement Tabur in three sets to reach the semifinals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-6\">\n<p>Sachko had nine aces and saved 6 of 7 break points en route to beating Tabur 6-4, 3-6, 6-4. Sachko&#8217;s next opponent will be Learner Tien, who came back to beat Italy&#8217;s Matteo Berrettini 5-7, 6-2, 6-3.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"section-7\">\n<p>The only seeded player still standing is No. 7 Cameron Norrie of Great Britain, who survived French lucky loser Kyrian Jacquet 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Norrie will meet Lorenzo Sonego in the semifinals after the Italian topped Daniel Altmaier of Germany 6-4, 7-6 (6).<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/p>\n<section id=\"section-8\">\n<p>&#8211;Field Level Media<\/p>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/atp-roundup-novak-djokovic-lorenzo-musetti-on-athens-collision-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sep 3, 2025; Flushing, NY, USA; Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) hits a shot against Jannik Sinner (ITA) (not pictured) on day eleven of the 2025 US Open tennis championships at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. 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