Steve Johnson says it’s a pity that Lorenzo Musetti missed out on sure stuff that ATP Finals members expertise, whereas that might have been prevented had Novak Djokovic introduced his choice per week earlier.
Following the conclusion of the Paris Masters, there was just one Turin spot left for grabs and it got here right down to both Musetti or Felix Auger-Aliassime. Nonetheless, there was at all times a risk that each would make the ATP Finals since Djokovic refused to make any ensures that he would go to the season-ending match.
After Musetti misplaced to Djokovic within the Athens ultimate, the Italian misplaced the ultimate Turin spot to Auger-Aliassime. Nonetheless, the 23-year-old nonetheless made his ATP Finals debut on Monday after Djokovic informed him on the internet in Athens that he wouldn’t compete on the match.
Johnson: Musetti missed out on being within the ATP Finals photographs, all of that pre-week stuff
"Novak may do no matter he needs, however it does I really feel like it’s a little little bit of a bummer for Lorenzo cuz like, you already know, first finals he makes and he's like in not one of the photographs, like not one of the pre-week stuff, prefer it's type of a bummer. I believe it's brutal that he needed to get there and was in not one of the the pre-stuff however yeah subsequent 12 months they've modified that rule so it ends in Paris however he did it tried to do it the arduous manner qualify and got here up a bit of quick however finally will get in," Johnson mentioned on the Nothing Main Present.
After taking part in 4 lengthy matches in Athens and flying shortly to Turin, Musetti appeared drained throughout his first-ever ATP Finals match and bought ousted 3-6 4-6 by Taylor Fritz. The house star will attempt to clinch his maiden ATP Finals win when he takes on Alex de Minaur in his second match. The Italian has a 3-1 head-to-head in opposition to de Minaur.
