Lorenzo Musetti and his dream 2024.

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  • With his one-handed backhand and a tennis style that has already been applauded for its technique, the young Italian is beginning to conquer hearts.

Mexico City, Mexico, October 15, 2024.- Italian tennis is experiencing its best moment and one of the stars of a new generation of of a new crop of talent is Lorenzo Musetti. At only 22 years of age and with a one-handed backhand that has already made him stand out in the Top 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings, the recent bronze medalist in Paris and recent bronze medalist at Paris 2024 has inscribed his name in the history books of the white sport for his country.

Already in 2023, “Lolo”, as Lorenzo is affectionately known, made a splash with his national team in the Davis Cup and, along with Jannik Sinnicki the Davis Cup and together with Jannik Sinner and Matteo Arnaldi won the tournament after a 47-year drought for Italy. drought for Italy. But the best was yet to come at the individual level, because despite already boasting two ATP two titles on the ATP Tour, reaching the semifinals of a Grand Slam like Wimbledon is not a minor thing for any tennis player starting his career.

He had already defeated Taylor Fritz for the 100th victory of his career in Monte Carlo, and it turned out that weeks later against the same opponent and in a five-set battle, he managed to get in a five-set battle with the same opponent, he made it to the title match at the Cathedral. Already among the top four, few are those who Novak Djokovic, but the apprenticeship and leap for Musetti became the highlight of his professional career.  It is not for nothing that only four players from his nation have reached that stage at Wimbledon.

His level was confirmed when just a couple of weeks later and on his favorite surface, the young Italian eliminated former Olympic champion Alexander Zverev at Roland Garros to reach the semifinals of Zverev to reach the semifinals of Paris 2024. There he faced Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime, whom he defeated in three sets to win the bronze medal and end a 100-year drought for Italy.

With his growth this season, where he also played three finals (Chengdu, Umag, Queen’s Club) it is expected that by 2025 he will be one of the great battlers in the Mexican Open Tennis Tournament presented at the Mexican Tennis Open presented by HSBC. Musetti already had a great participation in the Acapulco ATP 500 in 2021 still as an up-and-comer, which earned him a place in the world’s Top 100 in the world. From there he started to take off.

Technical data

Name: Lorenzo Musetti

Age: 22 years old

Date and place of birth: March 3, 2002 in Carrara, Italy

Current ATP ranking: 18th (as of October 13, 2024)

Best ATP ranking: 15th

Coach: Simone Tartarine

ATP titles: 2 (Naples, Hamburg 2022)

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