Musetti: Out of Barcelona, Greatest Targets Await

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday April 13, 2025

Lorenzo Musetti takes solace within the beautiful tennis he performed in reaching his first Masters 1000 remaining this weekend in Monte-Carlo, however even after reaching his first Masters remaining and recording back-to-back High 10 wins on the identical occasion for the primary time, he says the work is way from over.

After his physique let him down within the remaining two units of Sunday’s 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 loss to Carlos Alcaraz, Musetti talked about his largest purpose for the explanation: reaching the High 10.

The Italian will rise to a career-high rating of No.11 in Monday’s rating, however he’s aiming increased.

“I take lots of constructive stuff,” the 23-year-old advised reporters. “I’ve reached a few of my objectives. After all we’re already, specializing in different objectives and attempting to be bold and attempting to inspire myself after all, as a result of the High 10 just isn’t there but.

“That was most likely the principle purpose of the season proper now. However we’re shut sufficient to maintain combating, maintain dreaming.”

No Barcelona

Because of his harm, Musetti has elected to drag out of Barcelona subsequent week, however he full expects to play in Madrid and Rome earlier than Roland-Garros.

“I’ll take one week now and won’t go to Barcelona, and I’ll play Madrid. Hopefully there I will probably be one hundred pc,” he mentioned.

Musetti says he nonetheless doesn’t know the standing of his harm.

“We nonetheless do not know but precisely, however after all we’re gonna do some exams within the subsequent days. The factor is that, as you most likely noticed, I could not, you recognize, end the match correctly, however, you recognize, in a remaining, I did not wish to retire.”