Lorenzo Musetti, weather permitting, it will debut today at Challenger of Turin, tournament which is heavily delayed due to adverse weather conditions. Like two weeks ago with the choice to play in Cagliari, Musetti decided to take part in another challenger.
“I’m here – said the Italian tennis player in the press conference – to get involved. I chose to play two Challenger tournaments to gain confidence and play matches. It’s not something to be taken for granted and I am proud of this choice.
I believe it is the spirit that the Lorenzo of 2024 needed. The final in Cagliari helped me a lot and I hope that this week can give me the same.” In Rome it was a hit and run and I retired against Terence Atmane in his first match: “Problems of Rome I passed them, it was just a intestinal viruswhich unfortunately debilitated me right on the eve of its debut.
But now I feel good. The season isn’t halfway yet: I hope I can get some great satisfaction. We are working to try to lose less court on the backhand side, and to improve the attitude on the court.
I’m so hungry to get back to where I believe mine is tennis can stand“.
Lorenzo Musetti and the comparison with Jannik Sinner: “Comparing me to him now makes little sense”
Musetti was also asked about the comparison that is often made between him and Jannik Sinner: “The comparison with Jannik has always been there.
Comparing me to him now makes little sense: he’s almost number 1 in the world, ha won a Slam and he has had more important experiences than me. There have always been criticisms of me, often gratuitous, but that happens to everyone, I’m definitely not the only one.”
“Then – Musetti continued in his analysis – on some attitudes, on nervousness on the pitch, I’m the first to self-criticize. I recognize the problem and it already seems like a step forward.” Roland Garros is upon us: “The current objective – analyzes Musetti – is to do well here Turin and then at Roland Garros.
But I won’t go to Paris to defend last year’s round of 16, but to try to go as far as possible and to try to get past the round of 16, a result that in one Slam has never succeeded me“.
