Italy's Lorenzo Musetti returns the ball to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, during the final match of the Hamburg tennis tournament, Germany, Sunday July 24, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
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HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Lorenzo Musetti needed six match points Sunday to upset top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-4 in the final of the Hamburg European Open.
The 20-year-old Italian claimed his first tour-level title in 2 hours, 47 minutes.
Alcaraz was aiming to improve his 5-0 record in finals and was also chasing his fifth title this year alone after wins in Madrid, Barcelona, Miami and Rio de Janeiro.
The 19-year-old Spaniard fought back from 5-3 down in the second set and saved five match points to take the Hamburg final to a third set.
But Musetti didn't fold and the 62nd-ranked player from Carrara, Italy, finally took his chance at the sixth time of asking.
American Bernarda Pera beat top-seeded Anett Kontaveit to win the women's final on Saturday.
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Spain's Carlos Alcaraz returns the ball to Italy's Lorenzo Musetti, during the final match of the Hamburg tennis tournament, Germany, Sunday July 24, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
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Italy's Lorenzo Musetti returns the ball to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, during the final match of the Hamburg tennis tournament, Germany, Sunday July 24, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
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Italy's Lorenzo Musetti serves a ball to Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, during their final match at the Hamburg tennis tournament, Germany, Sunday July 24, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
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Italy's Lorenzo Musetti, right, holds the trophy after beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, left, at the Hamburg tennis tournament, Germany, Sunday July 24, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
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Italy's Lorenzo Musetti holds the trophy after beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, at the Hamburg tennis tournament, Germany, Sunday July 24, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
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Italy's Lorenzo Musetti holds the trophy after beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, at the Hamburg tennis tournament, Germany, Sunday July 24, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
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Italy's Lorenzo Musetti celebrates beating Spain's Carlos Alcaraz, at the Hamburg tennis tournament, Germany, Sunday July 24, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP)
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