#NextGenATP Italian Lorenzo Musetti battled back on Tuesday to record victory on his US Open debut as he overcame American wild card Emilio Nava 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 to reach the second round in New York.
The 19-year-old, who snapped a six-match losing streak with his win, committed just 18 unforced errors to advance in two hours and 31 minutes. Musetti will next face big-serving American Reilly Opelka after the 22nd seed overcame Soonwoo Kwon 7-6(3), 6-4, 6-4.
The Italian, currently No. 60 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, was ranked outside the Top 250 this time last year. However, Musetti has risen quickly, enjoying impressive hard-court results this season with runs to the last four in Acapulco and the third round in Miami.
The Lyon semi-finalist, who edged past Nava in the Australian Open boys’ singles final in 2019, also reached the fourth round at Roland Garros in June, falling to World No. 1 Novak Djokovic after leading the 34-year-old by two-sets-to-love.
Musetti is fifth in the ATP Race To Milan and will be targeting a strong end to the season as he tries to qualify for the Intesa Sanpaolo Next Gen ATP Finals, which will be held in Milan from 9-13 November.
The 19-year-old Nava was competing in his second tour-level event of the season, after advancing through qualifying to reach the third round in Miami in March.
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