Hamburg: Lorenzo Musetti won the Hamburg European Open title after stunning top seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4 in an intense final here on Sunday.
The 20-year-old Italian let slip five championship points in the second set before showed his mental fortitude against Alcaraz and won the match in two hours and 47 minutes.
"I have no words because it was a roller-coaster until the end. I had so many match points. Carlos was so good on the match points, (I had) so many chances," Musetti said in his on-court interview.
"But I think the key of the match was to keep calm and [have] all the patience [with] myself because it was really not easy. Carlos was putting so much effort in the match points when he was down, so it was not easy to find the energy to come back. But I cannot describe what I am feeling right now. I think I am still dreaming."
"Of course I was really upset, but I tried to not show my opponent my reaction. I tried to forgive (myself for) all the match points and all the points [when] I couldn't do it," Musetti was quoted as saying by ATP Tour website.
"I think that was the most (important) thing, even for me, because I didn't expect the win after all this roller-coaster, so I'm super happy to be here and to be the champion."
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