Lorenzo Musetti def. Aleksandar Vukic 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 — Washington Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Lorenzo Musetti defeated Aleksandar Vukic 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 in the R16 of the Washington Open 2026.

Volume, not conversion, carried Lorenzo Musetti through. The No. 4 seed went 4-for-16 on break points against Aleksandar Vukic's tidier 3-for-8, but he banked 75 percent of first-serve points to the ATP No. 102's 61 and kept manufacturing looks, even through a 1-for-8 second set that let Vukic level. Musetti broke for 2-1 in game 3 of the decider and again for 5-2 in game 7, and though Vukic saved a match point and broke back in game 8, the reprieve was brief. The ATP No. 15 converted his second match point, 2 hours and 15 minutes in, for a Washington Open quarterfinal.

Match stats

Aleksandar Vukic: 8 aces, 57% first serves, 2 double faults, 3/8 break points. Lorenzo Musetti: 8 aces, 55% first serves, 3 double faults, 5/16 break points.

Profiles: Aleksandar Vukic · Lorenzo Musetti — Washington Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Aleksandar Vukic and Lorenzo Musetti.