Italian Internationals, Lorenzo Musetti reaches the round of 16 and then cries

Bursts into tears Lorenzo Musetti after defeating Francisco Cerundolo in two very tight sets, 7/6-6/4, on Forum Central and detached the pass for the round of 16 of the Italian Internationals.

Tears that fall copiously after two hours and 12 minutes of play while removing a conspicuous bandage on his left thigh: “They are tears of joy and not of sadness. This morning I had some doubts, I wasn’t sure if I would go on the pitch, my physical condition is what it is”, he explains on the sidelines into the microphone of Diego Nargisowhile the audience at the Centrale chants “Musooo, Musooo” and the authorities applaud him from the stands Stefan Edberg, Fiorello and among others Andrea Bocelli.

A difficult match

“It was a tough match, I played mostly with my arm, the important thing now is to recover”, he adds. With the Argentine, who is not going through a golden period but with whom Musetti had lost the last two matches, it was a battle of long exchanges and drop-shots that the Argentine was better at, though he was the protagonist of precious gifts for the blue, including five double faults and 47 unforced errors.

The turning point of the first set

The first turning point of the match came with Cerundolo’s break at 4/3 in his favour, with a comeback by the Italian, Argentine set point at 5/4, canceled out with an ace, Musetti’s only one in the match and tie break won 9-7 with one of Musetti’s sumptuous backhands down the line.

The second set and the finish line

In the second, the first to break his opponent’s serve was once again Cerundolo at one-all, followed by an immediate counterbreak. The victory came with a second break when Musetti led 5 to 4 at the third match point, also thanks to a lucky ribbon. Public in delirium, Musetti in tears.

Now the challenge with Ruud

Now, in the round of 16 he will face Casper Ruud that he got rid of Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-4.