Musetti sees off Moutet to meet Fils in Barcelona Open quarters

The world number nine won through 6-3, 6-4 and will next face another French player Arthur Fils who powered past American Brandon Nakashima 6-2, 6-3. Musetti is the highest remaining seed left in Barcelona after Carlos Alcaraz pulled out of the tournament on Wednesday with a wrist injury. Musetti impressed on clay last season, reaching at least the semi-finals in the ATP 1000 events in Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome, as well as at the French Open. But he has struggled for form and fitness this year and is still without an ATP title since 2022.