Tennis, Musetti also forced to miss Wimbledon due to injury

Bad news for Italian tennis, Lorenzo Musetti, after missing Roland Garros, confirmed today that he will also withdraw from the tennis tournament Wimbledonthe third Grand Slam round of the season, starting on Monday 29 June on the grass courts of London. “I would like to update you on my recovery from the injury in Rome: the rehabilitation is progressing very well and the medical results are encouraging. Unfortunately, having not yet started a complete athletic preparation, and after a careful evaluation, we have come to the difficult conclusion that I will not be able to compete at Wimbledon this year”, the Italian tennis player wrote on social media. “It’s not an easy decision, but it’s the right one. My priority is to get back on the pitch 100 percent. Thank you for your constant support; I’ll see you soon,” added Musetti. The only positive aspect is linked to the ranking with Lorenzo who will not lose many points in light of last year’s results. All things considered, this is the second consecutive Slam event missed by the Italian tennis player. Last year on the London courts his adventure stopped in the first round after the defeat against Basilashvili.

Italian tennis loses Musetti again

The tennis player from Carrara was stopped by the injury suffered during the Rome Internationals. The last match played, in fact, dates back to the defeat against the Norwegian Ruud in your home tournament. A defeat that cost the Italian the Top 10 in the ATP rankings. This season, physical problems have interrupted Musetti’s matches at the best moment, just think of the quarter-finals of the Australian Open, in which he was ahead by two sets to zero against Novak Djokovic. Then a thigh problem forced him to withdraw and give way to the Serbian in the semi-final.

The finale with Bublik

Rewinding the tape backwards again, to the beginning of the season Musetti he had to deal with a physical problem in his arm in the final in Hong Kong, where Aleksandr Bublik won.