Where are you, Stefanos?

A Greek adrift or an Italian tense as a crossbow? Over!

24th in the ATP rankings, 29th in the Race, two quarterfinals to defend to finish the season, and a very, very shaky form—it’s not looking good for Stefanos. Where is he at? Good question!

Back injury, then a withdrawal for a leg issue in Shanghai, he’s barely played in two months. He returned at the 6 Kings Slam, got destroyed by Sinner—hard to take much from that, and I didn’t watch the match. No info about any potential issue after that match, but his physical and mental state calls for caution.

On the other side, we have a lot more info, though it’s not perfect either. Musetti is playing a lot to try to make the Turin Masters; he’s 8th in the Race and this is a chance he should consider possibly rare, so he’s putting a lot of pressure on himself, which he himself told the press. Rune’s injury is good news in that regard, and now the chasers are FAA & Ruud, both in the final today. His match against Hanfmann was pretty good before losing to GMP, which is always peculiar, especially indoors.

Without producing great tennis, Musetti therefore offers far more assurances than the Greek right now, and Vienna’s relatively slow conditions should help him establish his game better.

With that said, what are the bookmakers offering?