The second round competition at the US Open ends Thursday when Lorenzo Musetti and Gabriel Diallo are among those who take the court. Musetti meets David Goffin, when it’s a New York revenge match for Diallo against Jaume Munar.
(10) Lorenzo Musetti against David Goffin
Musetti and Goffin will be faced for the fifth time in their career and for the second time at the US Open when they come up against the second round on Thursday. Their previous Flushing Meadows force test was an absolute thriller, won by Musetti 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (11-9) in the first round three years ago. He heads the global head series 3-1, although Goffin prevailed during their last meeting via a 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-2 decision during Shanghai Masters last fall.
In good health, Musetti is undoubtedly one of the best players in the world. The 23-year-old Italian, who arrived at 10th in the ranking, reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2024 and the French semi-finals in 2025. He has a record of 27-12 this season after deleting Giovanni Mpeshi Perricard in four sets on Tuesday. Goffin is apparently short of steam at 34 years old and a classification of n ° 80, because he won only nine of the 25 games during the main tour in 2025. The Belgian did well to beat Quentin Halys 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-5 in the first round, but Musetti is a completely different type of opponent. It should be simple for the favorite.
Pick: 3 muses
(31) Gabriel Diallo against James Munare
You must like Diallo’s chances in New York, not only to win Thursday, but also to make a deep race – especially now that Jack Draper has left his drawing section. The 23 -year -old played very well in this tournament last summer, qualifying for the main draw that ends up losing in the third round against Tommy Paul during a fourth set equality. Diallo is even better 12 months later, climbing n ° 33 in the world.
The next for him is Munar, who is 0-2 in the head to head series and lost against Diallo in the first round of the United States last summer (6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5). The Canadian also prevailed 7-5, 6-3 a few months ago on Mallorca’s lawn terrains. The two guys stand out from four sets in the first round. Diallo ousted Damir Dzumhur; Munar took care of the lucky loser Jaime Faria. Munar has played well this year, but nothing suggests that he turns the trend against Diallo and will beat such a big striker on a fast hard ground.
Choose: Diallo in 4
