Musetti beats Tiafoe to reach French Open semis
French Open 2025Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland GarrosCoverage: Live radio commentaries across 5 Live Sport and BBC Sounds, plus live text commentaries on the BBC Sport website and app
Italian eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti continued his remarkable run on clay by progressing to the semi-finals of the French Open with a battling win over American Frances Tiafoe.The 23-year-old looked emotional and beamed at his box as he secured a 6-2 4-6 7-5 6-2 victory on Court Philippe Chatrier.It is the second time in Musetti's career that he has got to the semi-final of a Grand Slam, after he reached the last four at Wimbledon last year.His victory sets up a semi-final meeting against either second seed Carlos Alcaraz or American 12th seed Tommy Paul, who face each other in Tuesday's evening session (19:15 BST)Tiafoe, the first American to feature in a quarter-final at Roland Garros in 22 years, fought back to take the second set after Musetti dominated the opener.But the 15th seed fell away after losing a gruelling third set and could not keep up with the Italian's graceful but punishing style.
Musetti has enjoyed an excellent clay-court season, having won 19 of his 22 matches on the surface and arriving in the French capital ranked with a career-best ranking."It's a process of growing, not just inside the court but especially off the court," he said after the win."Last year I became a father. I think that gave me an extra responsibility and I now approach things in a more professional way, not just on the court in matches but in my daily routine."It's important for me to be in order, when I practice and in my free time I enjoy my time with my family. Even if they are not here they are always with me in my heart so this win is for them."More to follow.
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