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CNA
2 days ago
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- CNA
Changed Musetti survives tough start to reach French Open fourth round
PARIS :Now with a clear idea of what his task on court is, Italian craftsman Lorenzo Musetti overcame a sluggish start to qualify for the fourth round of the French Open with a 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 victory against Argentine Mariano Navone on Friday. Full of confidence after reaching at least the semi-finals in all three Masters events on clay this season, eighth seed Musetti was caught off guard by his opponent early on before finding his groove on a sunkissed Court Suzanne Lenglen. Musetti will next face either France's Quentin Halys or Dane Holger Rune. "Today it felt completely different in terms of conditions from the last two matches, the ball was bouncing not that high (before) and today at the beginning I was a bit surprised," said Musetti. "Then I started feeling better on court and improved my game." Musetti has broken into the top 10, a feat he attributes to a change in his attitude. "I put some order in my tennis chaos. My game is varied, so it's not easy for me to make a decision. The click is now I know what to do on court. I grew up in the attitude and the mental side. A match like this a few years ago I don't know if I would have come back," he said. Musetti is part of Italy's golden generation that also features world number one Jannik Sinner and last year's French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini. "It has to be pasta or pizza... Jokes aside, we have a bit of luck because we live the best years of our tennis, men and women, being part of this group last year was amazing; we won the Billie Jean King Cup and the Davis Cup. This emotion will live forever in our hearts," he said. Navone's powerful baseline play put the Italian on the back foot in the opening set and the Argentinian broke in the first game. Musetti broke back for 3-3, only to drop serve in the next game as his usually brilliant forehand let him down. But Navone gradually ran out of gas, allowing his opponent to step into the court more easily and Musetti did not need much more to turn things around and race to victory.
Reuters
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Reuters
Changed Musetti survives tough start to reach French Open fourth round
PARIS, May 30 (Reuters) - Now with a clear idea of what his task on court is, Italian craftsman Lorenzo Musetti overcame a sluggish start to qualify for the fourth round of the French Open with a 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 victory against Argentine Mariano Navone on Friday. Full of confidence after reaching at least the semi-finals in all three Masters events on clay this season, eighth seed Musetti was caught off guard by his opponent early on before finding his groove on a sunkissed Court Suzanne Lenglen. Musetti will next face either France's Quentin Halys or Dane Holger Rune. "Today it felt completely different in terms of conditions from the last two matches, the ball was bouncing not that high (before) and today at the beginning I was a bit surprised," said Musetti. "Then I started feeling better on court and improved my game." Musetti has broken into the top 10, a feat he attributes to a change in his attitude. "I put some order in my tennis chaos. My game is varied, so it's not easy for me to make a decision. The click is now I know what to do on court. I grew up in the attitude and the mental side. A match like this a few years ago I don't know if I would have come back," he said. Musetti is part of Italy's golden generation that also features world number one Jannik Sinner and last year's French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini. "It has to be pasta or pizza... Jokes aside, we have a bit of luck because we live the best years of our tennis, men and women, being part of this group last year was amazing; we won the Billie Jean King Cup and the Davis Cup. This emotion will live forever in our hearts," he said. Navone's powerful baseline play put the Italian on the back foot in the opening set and the Argentinian broke in the first game. Musetti broke back for 3-3, only to drop serve in the next game as his usually brilliant forehand let him down. But Navone gradually ran out of gas, allowing his opponent to step into the court more easily and Musetti did not need much more to turn things around and race to victory.
Straits Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Straits Times
Changed Musetti survives tough start to reach French Open fourth round
Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2025 Argentina's Mariano Navone reacts during his third round match against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2025 Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in action during his third round match against Argentina's Mariano Navone REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2025 Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in action during his third round match against Argentina's Mariano Navone REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2025 Argentina's Mariano Navone in action during his third round match against Italy's Lorenzo Musetti REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 30, 2025 Italy's Lorenzo Musetti in action during his third round match against Argentina's Mariano Navone REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes PARIS - Now with a clear idea of what his task on court is, Italian craftsman Lorenzo Musetti overcame a sluggish start to qualify for the fourth round of the French Open with a 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-2 victory against Argentine Mariano Navone on Friday. Full of confidence after reaching at least the semi-finals in all three Masters events on clay this season, eighth seed Musetti was caught off guard by his opponent early on before finding his groove on a sunkissed Court Suzanne Lenglen. Musetti will next face either France's Quentin Halys or Dane Holger Rune. "Today it felt completely different in terms of conditions from the last two matches, the ball was bouncing not that high (before) and today at the beginning I was a bit surprised," said Musetti. "Then I started feeling better on court and improved my game." Musetti has broken into the top 10, a feat he attributes to a change in his attitude. "I put some order in my tennis chaos. My game is varied, so it's not easy for me to make a decision. The click is now I know what to do on court. I grew up in the attitude and the mental side. A match like this a few years ago I don't know if I would have come back," he said. Musetti is part of Italy's golden generation that also features world number one Jannik Sinner and last year's French Open runner-up Jasmine Paolini. "It has to be pasta or pizza... Jokes aside, we have a bit of luck because we live the best years of our tennis, men and women, being part of this group last year was amazing; we won the Billie Jean King Cup and the Davis Cup. This emotion will live forever in our hearts," he said. Navone's powerful baseline play put the Italian on the back foot in the opening set and the Argentinian broke in the first game. Musetti broke back for 3-3, only to drop serve in the next game as his usually brilliant forehand let him down. But Navone gradually ran out of gas, allowing his opponent to step into the court more easily and Musetti did not need much more to turn things around and race to victory. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
France 24
2 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Italy's Musetti battles into French Open last 16
Eighth seed Musetti won 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 against 97th-ranked Argentine Mariano Navone in three hours and 25 minutes on Court Suzanne Lenglen. "Honestly, today was completely different conditions from the last two matches," said Musetti as windy and chilly conditions gave way to blazing sunshine in Paris. "I was a little bit surprised at the beginning, but happy and really proud of the comeback. "I've grown up a lot. A match like this I don't know if I would (have) come back a few years ago." Musetti, who reached the fourth round in Paris for the third time, next plays either 10th seed Holger Rune of Denmark or France's Quentin Halys for a place in the quarter-finals. © 2025 AFP
Free Malaysia Today
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Free Malaysia Today
Musetti makes light work of lucky loser to reach third round
A Galan double fault in the third game handed Lorenzo Musetti the first break. (AP pic) PARIS : Italian Lorenzo Musetti continued his renaissance when he eased into the third round of the French Open with a no-nonsense 6-4 6-0 6-4 victory against Colombian lucky loser Daniel Galan on Wednesday. The eighth-seeded Musetti's main trouble was intermittent rain on Court Simonne Matthieu as he set up a meeting with Argentine Mariano Navone or Reilly Opelka of the US. 'It was a solid performance from the beginning until the end. I had some ups and downs during the first and the third set. Definitely, I cannot complain about the level that I'm showing,' Musetti, who reached the final at the Monte Carlo Masters and the last four in Madrid and Rome in the three big claycourt tournaments before Roland Garros, told reporters. 'The conditions today were not easy but I managed to find a way to show my tennis and my game. I think we made a great, great match.' Musetti said things had started clicking into place after the Monte Carlo Masters last month. 'After the final in Monte Carlo, there was, I think, a boost of confidence, of something inside that I needed to have. That was probably the results, the thing that I achieved in Monte Carlo,' said the world number seven, who has never made it past the fourth round at Roland Garros. 'It was a strange week because every match I came back from a set down. Many, many times I was really close to losing the match. 'Definitely, I think after that I felt like another player also in the daily routine and I know better what I have to do. Of course, also the results in Madrid and Rome, they were like the confirmation of this step forward that I made,' he said. A Galan double fault in the third game handed Musetti the first break and the Italian opened up a 5-2 lead after aggressive play helped him to steal his opponent's serve again. The Colombian pulled back a break in the eighth game as Musetti's serve wobbled. But, Musetti saw off another break as he served for the set, which he bagged with a commanding smash. He then stepped up a gear, allowing Galan only five points in the second set and while the Colombian offered more in the third, there was no comeback as Musetti wrapped it up on serve.
