Lorenzo Musetti vs James Duckworth Preview & Prediction | 2025 Canadian Open (National Bank Open presented by Rogers) | Second Round
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Third seed Lorenzo Musetti begins his Canadian Open campaign against James Duckworth.
Ranking points: ATP 1000
Start date/time:
Venue: Sobeys Stadium, Toronto, Canada
Surface: Outdoor hard
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Lorenzo Musetti vs James Duckworth prediction
Lorenzo Musetti’s form has dried up since his superb clay court season, which saw him make the semi-finals or better of Monte-Carlo, Madrid, Rome and Roland Garros. Injury struggles contributed to his first-round defeat to Nikoloz Basilashvili at Wimbledon, and he then kicked off the North American summer hard court swing with an early loss to Cameron Norrie in Washington despite going a set up. Musetti’s record on the surface is not particularly inspiring this season, with a 6-5 win-loss record.
His opponent in the second-round of the Canadian Open will be James Duckworth. He defeated Shang Juncheng, who was making his comeback after a long layoff, in straight sets. The Australian won a commanding 93% of his first serve points as he defeated the Chinese youngster 6-3 7-6.
Duckworth leads the head-to-head 1-0, having beaten Musetti in the second-round of the Paris Masters in 2021. Considering the Italian’s indifferent form on hard courts during this campaign, Duckworth could prove to be a difficult opponent and this may end up going to three sets.
Lorenzo Musetti vs James Duckworth tip: Both players to win a set
