United Cup 2023: Lorenzo Musetti vs Felipe Alves Tennis Prediction

TennisSection previews the 2023 United Cup as Lorenzo Musetti takes on Felipe Alves in the group stages on Thursday, December 29th, 2022.

Will Lorenzo Musetti get the win? Will Felipe Alves pull off the upset? This will be a fascinating one, where the talented Italian looks to win his first match of the new season. Who will triumph and claim the victory for their country at the 2023 United Cup?

Lorenzo Musetti had a solid 2022, most notably winning the Hamburg Open, taking out now No. 1 ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the final in a blockbuster of a match. Although he still has some kinks to work out in his game, I expect him to continue to improve his main weaknesses, particularly off his forehand wing. Let’s see if he can get a strong start against Brazil’s Felipe Alves here at the 2023 United Cup.

Felipe Alves has quite the task ahead of him as he must face one of the best players in the world with far more ATP level experience than himself in Lorenzo Musetti of Italy. If he wants to take this win, he’ll have to play incredibly solid but mostly hope for a drop in level from the Italian. Let’s see if he has what it takes to claim the win for Brazil at the 2023 United Cup.

Lorenzo Musetti and Felipe Alves have never met before, with this being their first career meeting. Unsurprisingly the pair have never met before, although we don’t need a head to head to make the best prediction in this match. Being among the top stars of the tennis world, Musetti is going into this match with far more experience and simply a higher level. I expect him to put on a solid display as he looks to get the win here at the 2023 United Cup and kick off his 2023 campaign.