Paris – Lorenzo Masetti It’s a safe player.
Everything he has done in the last 52 weeks has helped him to be so.
You can see it in the body language of the Italians and its results. We saw that first hand on Tuesday in court Simonne-Mathieu while the 22-year-old dismantled Daniel Galan of Colombia in straight groups to reach the third round in Paris.
Was it quiet? During a rain delay, he sat in his chair, as a gentleman, holding an umbrella for a ball child.
Not at all clear, beautiful gesture lollo
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Apparently so.
It could have been a long day. Complex conditions, an opponent who loves clay and was hitting very well. But the Italian was assured that it was not.
Since the latest explosion in Wimbledon and reached the semifinals, Musetti has become another player. He then won the bronze medal at the Olympics in Paris in the red clay, its best surface.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pumbtddo
All the steps Masetti has taken has taken here. He has always been a talented player and one with a group of very diverse skills. He can use all the tools and all the tactics, and it was probably just a matter of time for Musetti. The time it takes to really understand what tools and tactics to use against what players.
With an extremely versatile background, with a hand that he can drive with the topp or slice diabolically, the Italian can keep his opponents with the mind.
And these days when he gained experience in the tournament, he can read their reactions to what he gives, and base his developing tactics on that information.
We can clearly see that Masetti is beyond his formative years in the tournament. He entered Top 10 just before Roland-Garros and he has won 23 of his last 27 matches in Clay. In other words, he is coming to his own.
He reached the final in Monte-Carlo, and supported him with the semifinals in Madrid and Rome, where he became the third Italian man who reached the semifinals in Rome this century, and the ninth player in history to reach at least the semifinals in all three Argila masters in the same season.
“I think I am certainly more experienced in the Grand Slams, especially doing semis in Wimbledon. I understand what I need during a Grand Slam – even ahead of a Grand Slam – not only in terms of physical training, but in terms of everyday routine, daily life.
“I think this brings me more confidence and more confidence in what I’m doing now.”
It captures a brief appearance of Musetti in clay, and it is easy to understand why it is successful. He really never plays the same blow twice. He has so much variety, he has weapons he can use to attack when the time is right, and he is also one of the best movers in men’s clay game. Just look at those long notes 10 meters of sliding that trail behind it in clay while sliding into a winning volleyball. .
Mosetti has never been the kind of player who can simply bring his weapons and use them without ever thinking about things at a deeper level. Which explains why he could have loved them more time to develop.
But now he is here, and no.7 in the world, and a real threat to making a deep front in Paris. If Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz cheat, he could even be a winner of the next title. All the possible now for Musetti in a way to be ever before, and it is quite exciting to see.
