Overview

• Lorenzo Musetti fell to qualifier Alejandro Tabilo 3-6, 6-2, 7-6(5) after missing two match points at 6-5 in the decider.
• Tabilo came through qualifying and capped his week by toppling the top seed in a tight, high‑pressure finish.
• Musetti’s path to the final included straight‑sets wins over Nikoloz Basilashvili in the quarters and Alexander Shevchenko in the semis.
• The Chengdu haul moves Musetti to a reported 3,235 points in the ATP Race, around 7th place and roughly 90 ahead of Alex de Minaur, with major events in Beijing, Shanghai and Paris still to come.
• The defeat extends Musetti’s title drought since 2022 and follows a series of lost finals, a setback he visibly felt after the match.