The oldest of the finalists who this Sunday (3:00 p.m., Movistar Deporte) will play for the title at the ATP 500 in Hamburg is Italian, his name is

Lorenzo Musetti

and he turned 20 on March 3.

The other great protagonist is well known: his name is

Carlos Alcaraz

and on May 5 he entered the 19. Something is moving on the circuit, already agitated for a long time by the Spanish, who will play his fifth final of 2022, sixth of his career, having successfully sealed all the previous ones, the first of them in Umag, last year.

This Saturday he beat

Alex Molcan

7-6 (2) and 6-1 in the German city in one hour and 33 minutes.

Winner of the Masters 1000 in Miami and Madrid, the Murcian appears in the final match with a balance of 14 victories in the ATP 500 this season, as he was also champion in Rio and Barcelona.

He has already secured himself a

top 5 finish

on Monday, ahead of Djokovic, and if he wins the title he will be fourth in the rankings.

Molcan, a tennis player who interprets the game well, posed difficulties for him in the first quarter, punishing his backhand.

The Slovakian saved two set points on serve, down 4-5, and walked into the tie break, where he racked up errors.

in progression

Alcaraz came in full progression throughout the tournament.

After a shaky start against

Nicola Kuhn

, she grew to run over

Karen Khachanov

in the quarters (6-2, 6-0).

Quarter-finalist at Roland Garros and eighth-finalist at Wimbledon, the Murcian reappeared in Hamburg after his loss to

Jannik Sinner

at the All England Club.

He did not maintain the great tone exhibited against Khachanov in the semifinals.

It was difficult for him to overwhelm his intelligent and daring opponent, although he was far superior in the second set.

The Slovak has already played three finals, two of them this year, in Marrakech and Lyon.

It was, however, his first semifinal at an ATP 500. Lefty, 24, has had

Marian Vajda

, also a Slovakian, on his coaching team since last May, the man who forged

Novak Djokovic

from the start.

He resisted until he saw his opponent unleashed, already able to neutralize his changes of rhythm and impose his forehand.

After the problems of the first set, Alcaraz took the temperature of the game and finished convincingly.

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