Paris 2024, Musetti historic feat with Zverev and semi-final at the Olympics
After defeating tonsillitis, Jannik Sinner flew to Canada to defend the 1000 title he won a year ago? At the 2024 Paris Olympics, the flag of Italian tennis is held high by Lorenzo Musetti. The 22-year-old from Carrara accomplished another feat: after beating the American Taylor Fritz in the round of 16, he took the ‘scalp’ of Alexander Zverev (reigning Olympic champion) by playing another quality match and defeating the world number 4 in two sets: 7-5, 7-5 in 2 hours and 4 minutes.
A result that confirms the great growth of a player with crystalline talent who is finding the continuity of a champion: Lorenzo Musetti has grown a lot in the last few months, reaching 16th place in the ATP ranking, reaching two finals (Queen’s on grass first, Umag on clay then) and the prestigious Wimbledon semi-final.
He is now close to his dream of an Olympic medal, although the next obstacle could be Novak Djokovic on the road to the final. (on the other side of the draw the favorite to play the match for the gold medal is Carlos Alcaraz).
Paris 2024, Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani see medals: semi-final against Muchova-Noskova
Not only Lorenzo Musetti. Italy dreams of a medal also with the women’s doubles: Jasmine Paolini, having overcome the disappointment of being eliminated in the quarterfinals in the singles (where surprisingly the queen Iga Swiatek also fell), conquers the semifinal together with Sara Errani. A victory without too many problems against the English Boulter/Watson (6/3, 6/1). Now the match that could be worth entry to the match that awards the Olympic gold in Paris 2024 against the Czechs Muchova and Noskova. “They are two excellent singles players who play doubles very well. Muchova may not play it much (no tournament played this year, ed.) but she is very strong in flight,” said Sara Errani. Opponents within reach, even if in these Games they sent home the Americans Gauff-Pegola. So, it is forbidden to lower your guard.
Lorenzo Musetti, Paolini/Errani: Italy dreams of the Olympic medals that have been missing for a century: the last time up in 1924… right in Paris. One hundred years, dreaming of closing this abstinence with a double.
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