Mumbai, October 26: No. 3-ranked Alexander Zverev paid for not closing out Lorenzo Musetti and lost their Erste Bank Open quarterfinal. Zverev won the first set and had momentum in the second, where he led 3-0 in a tiebreaker. But the top seed lost it from there, 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 after 2 1/2 hours on Friday. Zverev, the 2021 Vienna champion, also lost to Musetti in the Paris Olympics quarterfinals. Musetti was rapt to pull off the comeback. Dominic Thiem Ends Professional Tennis Career With First-Round Loss Against Luciano Darderi in Erste Bank Open 2024.

"It's definitely a match that means a lot to me. It's a pretty big win (in my career), because Sascha really loves to play here, on this court, in these conditions." the Italian said.

Sixth-seeded Musetti will face seventh-seeded Jack Draper, the Briton who found another gear to tip out Tomas Machac of the Czech Republic 6-3 3-6 6-1 in two hours. Also, Karen Khachanov beat Matteo Berrettini of Italy 6-1 6-4 for the first time. Novak Djokovic Pulls Out of Paris Masters 2024, Says 'Sorry to Everyone' (See Instagram Story).

in five meetings. Khachanov is on a seven-match winning run after taking the Almaty title last weekend. Khachanov will face second-seeded Alex de Minaur after the Australian let Czech qualifier Jakub Mensik spray 66 unforced errors. De Minaur, never broken, won 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4.

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