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Majchrzak shocks second seed Musetti

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Pune, Feb 4: Kamil Majchrzak pulled off the second big upset of the tournament by knocking second seed Lorenzo Musetti out of Tata Open Maharashtra while talented Emil Ruusuvuori sent packing defending champion Jiri Vesely here on Friday.
Returning extremely well and using the drop shots quite effectively, the 95th ranked Polish player eked out a 6-2, 7-6(5) ,6-4 win over the world number 66 in two hours and 13 minutes to advance to the semifinals.
The top seed and world number 15 Aslan Karatsev has already exited the event after a loss in the second round at the hands of qualifier Elias Ymer.
After his match, Majchrzak revealed that he developed the habit of playing drop shots in his early tennis days. After his match, Majchrzak revealed that he developed the habit of playing drop shots in his early tennis days.
Majchrzak will now clash with Finland’s 22-year-old Ruusuvuori, who shocked the title holder from Czech Republic 6-3, 6-4 in his quarter-final.
While the Finnish served and returned with authority, Vesely struggled for accuracy.
It was Ruusuvuori’s second win over the Czech having beaten him in Antalya, Turkey in 2021. (PTI)

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