The restart after a month of stop could be difficult. For Lorenzo Musetti It turned into an insurmountable obstacle: the blue comes out sensationally on stage already in the first round of Wimbledondefeated in 4 sets from the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvilinumber 126 in the world. From an extraordinary result such as the semifinal of Roland Garros, to the bitterness of a that bad It is heavy. Musetti in fact a year ago had managed to reach the semifinal a Wimbledon: the beginning of a path that had brought him first to bronze Olympic and then to the extraordinary season on earth in this spring, which has hoisted it up to number 6 in the world (It is currently seventh in the ranking). Just in the standings will lose Many points and you will see how many positions. While his season on grass, after the stop for injuryends without practically being May start.
Musetti has lost in four sets with the score of 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 In two hours and 27 minutes of play. Paid the rust after the injury muscle remedied in the semifinal of Roland Garros, who forced him precisely to jump All Wimbledon preparation tournaments. “I wasn’t prepared best because of the accident, I will evaluate what to do in the next weeks. If I had won the third set maybe I would have found energybut in this state of form I don’t see how I could go avanti in the tournament, “Musetti explained at the end of the race. Adding an eloquent comment:“ I felt one zombie in campo”.
Are valid justifications, but it remains a Heavy blackout for the Tuscan, who did not lose in the first round in a Slam from US Open 2023. He never seemed to the game, never really in control Even when after the terrible first set he had managed to put back The match in the same winning the second thanks a break conquered in the seventh game. Not even there the turningIndeed, he only prolonged the inexorable surrender. That game was the only one in which Musetti managed to remove The service in Basilashvili: he suffered tremendously The first of the Georgian. While his joke proved to be fragile as it hadn’t happened for some time: just 6 ace against 5 double fouls11 breaks granted and practically the same percentage of points won by putting the field prima o to secondas if there was no difference.
In Musetti all that remains is to archive this disappointing parenthesis on the London grass, which already has the truth betrayed Many big names. A little more awaits him restmaybe another tournament on red and then the start of the season on cement americano. To defend the top 10 and aim at Atp Finals of Turin, the goal still widely reachable. But without other false steps. Instead it will be Basilashvili to face Lorenzo Sonego In the second round of the London Slam.
