Overview

• Musetti defeated Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 in Tuesday’s first round in New York.
• The opener featured no break points and went to a tiebreak that the Frenchman edged with a single minibreak.
• In set two, Musetti converted his first break chance and dropped only three points on serve to level the match.
• He broke in the third during the Frenchman’s fourth service game after two double faults, then earned the decisive fourth-set break at 3-2 and held firm to close.
• The 23-year-old called for staying calm against the big serve and thanked the Italian community, with the win following a Wimbledon first-round exit and a Roland Garros semi-final retirement in May.