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Lorenzo Musetti becomes the youngest winner of a match in 1000, beating Stan Wawrinka (17 in the rankings) 6-0, 7-6 and winning the 2nd round of the Internazionali d’Italia. “This is the best day of my life,” the 2002 class told Sky Sport at the end of the historic match.
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Company of Lorenzo Musetti, who in his debut in a main draw of a Masters 1000 qualifies for the 2nd round of Rome, taking the scalp of a three-time Grand Slam winner. The 18-year-old carralero, 249 ATP promoted by the qualifiers, dominated the Swiss Stan wawrinka (17th in the ranking, 2008 Forum finalist), beaten 6-0, 7-6. Musetti’s crazy departure: three consecutive breaks lead to a sensational one donut in 23 ‘for the first class 2002 to play in a Masters 1000. Wawrinka (1 winner and 11 errors in the 1st set) puts his, also losing the service in the first round of the second set. Stan has a reaction of pride and gets back on track with the 3-3 break, but the blue shows personality and drags him to the tie-break: here the check Musetti, that at 2nd ATP match of his career, already writes an important page of history. Blue, which will enter the world’s top 200, will now challenge the Japanese Kei nishikori (35 of the ranking).
Musetti: “It’s the best day of my life”
“There was no match until the start of the second set, I don’t think he expected it Musetti explained to Sky Sport. I felt very strong since the afternoon, it was good not to go over the top when he started playing tennis. Many times I thought I was winning with wawrinka, then I lost my rest. I had everything not to do it, but I stayed focused and I did it. That is why I am happy, because we are working a lot from the mental point of view. IT IS‘the best day of my lifeWinning for the first time in Rome is extraordinary. Sorry, no audience, I have no words. I immediately start thinking about NishikoriHe is a very tough and fit opponent. I’m not afraid, I’m playing well ”.
Lorenzo Musetti, victories and career
After having won everything, you had to win both individually and with the National Team at the level of under 12 years me under 14 years old, Lorenzo has practically skipped the U16, aside from the hiatus with the national team to compete with honor in the Winter Cup and Summer Cup, and in his appearances on the ITF Junior circuit. under 18 years has an extraordinary percentage of games won. In 2018 he was awarded the City of Florence Trophy and the Bayer International Under 18 Trophy in Salsomaggiore, both Grade 2, and the Grade 1 “Allianz Kundler German Juniors” in Berlin, reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon and the final at the US Open. 2019, however, could not open in the best way, with the Historic triumph at the Australian Open, the first Italian to do so. In this 2020, in the second ATP attempt, after the ko in the 1st round at the Challenger of Cordenons, Musetti makes the history and he does it in Rome, at the home Masters. Without a doubt, the future of Italian tennis is in good hands.
