Hong Kong
\n Musetti seals Top 5 debut, meets Bublik in Hong Kong final<\/p>\n
Top seed Musetti is chasing first title since 2022<\/p>\n
January 10, 2026<\/p>\n
TENNIS PHOTO NETWORK \/ HKCTA<\/p>\n
Lorenzo Musetti is chasing his first title since he won two in 2022.
\n By Jerome Coombe<\/p>\n
Lorenzo Musetti scored a semi-final victory of double meaning on Saturday at the Bank of China Hong Kong Tennis Open, where he also sealed his Top 5 breakthrough.<\/p>\n
The top-seeded Italian produced a gritty display to rally past former champion Andrey Rublev 6-7(3), 7-5, 6-4 and reach his ninth ATP Tour final. Musetti, who is chasing his first title since he won two in 2022, has jumped to a career-high No. 5 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings and has ensured a Top 5 berth on Monday.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was quite a match, I think I\u2019ve never played like this here in Hong Kong,\u201d said Musetti, who levelled his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Rublev at 1-1. \u201cIt was a really incredible level. Everytime I was raising his level, and in the end, I increased [mine]. So I\u2019m really happy to be in the final.\u201d<\/p>\n
Alexander Bublik later ensured that it will be a championship-match between the top two seeds in Hong Kong when he rallied to a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory over American Marcos Giron. If the Kazakhstani can overcome Musetti, he will rise one spot to a career-high World No. 10 on Monday.<\/p>\n
A crucial moment of his semi-final clash with Rublev came with Musetti serving at 3-4 in the second set. He crucially saved two break points, according to Infosys ATP Stats, in a lengthy service hold that featured six Deuces, staying in contention and ultimately swinging the match in his favour late in the third.<\/p>\n
Last year\u2019s Nitto ATP Finals debutant, Musetti will become the third Italian in the history of the PIF ATP Rankings to be ranked inside the Top 5, after Adriano Panatta (1976) and Jannik Sinner (2024).<\/p>\n
Signed, sealed, delivered \ud83d\udc8c<\/p>\n
Alexander Bublik books a spot in the @Hkto_mens<\/a> final on debut.#BOCHKTO2026<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/oy8nrqiTW3<\/a><\/p>\n