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VIENNA -- No. 3-ranked paid for not closing out and lost their Erste Bank Open quarterfinal on Friday. Zverev won the first set and had momentum in the second, where he led 3-0 in a tiebreaker.
But the top seed lost it from there, 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 after 2 1/2 hours. Zverev, the 2021 Vienna champion, also lost to Musetti in the Paris Olympics quarterfinals. Musetti was rapt to pull off the comeback.
"It's definitely a match that means a lot to me," the Italian said. "It's a pretty big win (in my career), because Sascha really loves to play here, on this court, in these conditions." Sixth-seeded Musetti will face seventh-seeded , the Briton who found another gear to tip out of the Czech Republic 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in two hours.
Also, beat of Italy 6-1, 6-4 for the first time in five meetings. Khachanov is on a seven-match winning run after taking the Almaty title last weekend. Khachanov will face second-seeded Alex de Minaur after the Australian let Czech qualifier spray 66 unforced errors.
De Minaur, never broken, won 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-4..
