Carlos Alcaraz vs Lorenzo Musetti Head-to-Head

<p>Musetti's one-hander is the most admired shot in the men's game and the reason this fixture keeps being scheduled on big courts. It is also the reason the record reads 7-1, because Alcaraz's forehand is precisely the shot built to attack it.</p> <p>On clay, where Musetti is at his most dangerous and the ball sits up, the contest is closer than the overall number suggests. Indoors and on quicker hard courts it has been comfortable for Alcaraz.</p> <p>Their first professional meeting came below tour level, at the Trieste Challenger in August 2020, when a 17-year-old Alcaraz came through qualifying and won a three-set semi-final 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 on his way to a maiden Challenger final. It is not counted in the tour-level record above.</p>

<p>Alcaraz leads 7-1 across 8 tour-level meetings, and Alcaraz leads 2-0 at the Grand Slams. The rivalry is concentrated on clay (5 of 8 meetings, Alcaraz leads 4-1), so the overall number is really a read on that surface. Most recent meeting: Alcaraz at ATP Finals 2025.</p>