Paris – Lorenzo Musetti Being a confident player.
Everything he has done in the last 52 weeks has helped him that.
You can see it in Italian body language and his results. We witnessed it in Simonne-Mathieu court on Tuesday as the 22-year-old went into the third round of Paris by directly removing Colombia’s Daniel Galan.
Has he relaxed? During the delay in the rain, he sat in a chair like a gentleman, holding an umbrella wearing a ball cap.
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Obviously that’s the case.
It could be a long day. Tough conditions, a love clay, very good opponent for his forehand. But the Italians make sure it is not.
Musetti has become a different player since finally being at Wimbledon and reaching the semi-finals. He then won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, which was his best surface red clay.
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All the steps Musetti took brought him here. He has always been a talented player and has a very diverse skill set. He can use all the tools and all the strategies, maybe it’s just a matter of time for Musetti. Really understand what tools and strategies are going to work with the time it takes for players to use.
With a highly useful one-handed backhand, he can drive with topspin or abominable slices, and the Italian can let his opponents guess.
These days, as he gains experience on tour, he can read their reactions to what is provided and build on that information.
We can clearly see Musetti is beyond his age to grow on the tour. He made the top ten before Roland-Garros, winning 23 of his last 27 games on Clay. In other words, he is entering by himself.
He reached the finals in Monte-Carlo and supported the match in the semifinals of Madrid and Rome, where he became the third Italian to enter the semifinals of Rome this century, and the ninth player in history, playing at least the same season in the semifinals of all three Clay Masters 1000 events.
“I think, of course, I’m more experienced in the Grand Slams, especially at Wimbledon to make semifinals. I understand my needs during the Grand Slams – even before the Grand Slams – not only in terms of physical exercise, but in terms of the general daily life of everyday life.
“I think it brings me more confidence and trust in what I’m doing right now.”
It is easy to understand why he succeeds by glimpsing Musetti on the clay. He really never shot twice. He has a lot of changes, he has weapons that can be used to attack when the time is right, and he is also one of the best promoters in the Clay Men’s game. Just watch the 10-meter long ski trail, trailing him in clay as he slips into the victorious volley. Breaked.
Musetti was never the type of player who could take out a weapon and use it without thinking about things at a deeper level. This explains why it may take him longer to develop.
But now he is here, ranked seventh in the world, and is also a real threat to establishing a deep front in Paris. If Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz falter, he could even be a future champion. Now, Musetti’s previous ways were all possible, and it was very exciting to watch.
