Fery narrowly missed retired connected a seeding astatine the US Open, which are fixed to the apical 32 players, leaving him susceptible to drafting 1 of the starring stars successful New York.
Musetti, who is an fantabulous returner and slick mover, indispensable beryllium counted among the rubric favourites successful a wide unfastened men's draw.
A quarter-finalist successful New York past year, the 25-year-old has gone a measurement further astatine some the French Open and Wimbledon successful the caller seasons, and reached the Australian Open past 8 successful January.
A thigh wounded ruled him retired of the French Open and Wimbledon, but helium has showed signs of rediscovering his champion level successful caller runs to the Washington and Cincinnati quarter-finals.
"Some weeks you get bully draws, immoderate weeks you get tougher draws - it is however it is," said Fery.
"I missed retired by 1 spot connected a seeded presumption and past I gully the 13th effect - it's a spot unfortunate but immoderate things spell your mode and immoderate things don't.
"I inactive consciousness I person my chances successful that match-up if I hole and play well."
Whatever happens against Musetti, it volition beryllium intriguing to spot however Fery fares implicit the coming months fixed his new-found status.
There has already been plentifulness of discussion astir whether the 5ft 9in Londoner's stature volition beryllium a limiting origin connected an ATP Tour wherever taller players thin to thrive.
"I don't deliberation Arthur's tallness has to beryllium thing which we beryllium present and interest about," says Michael Bourne, the Lawn Tennis Association's show director.
"He has large shot velocity – whether disconnected the crushed oregon from the serve, he's an astonishing decision-maker and a precise bully athlete.
"He's earned the close for america not to enactment a ceiling connected him. He's a talented young antheral and determination is simply a batch to beryllium excited astir - let's spot however acold helium tin go."
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