Lorenzo Musetti is off to a winning start at the 2024 Paris Olympics. His effort has caught tennis fans’ attention, with many comparing him to other athletes, including Rafael Nadal and Jannik Sinner
Musetti kicked off his Olympics campaign with a spectacular 6-1, 6-4 win against home favorite Gael Monfils on Sunday, July 28. It is worth noting that the Italian was in Umag, Croatia, less than 24 hours before his match in Paris, competing in the ATP 250 final.
Lorenzo Musetti lost the match by the narrowest margins, as Argentine Francisco Cerundolo came through in the final set tiebreak 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Tennis fans were thus impressed to see the 22-year-old regroup so quickly at the Olympics despite the heartbreak.
They were also appreciative of Musetti and Cerundolo’s tireless effort to make the transcontinental journey and reach in time for their respective opening-round matches. The Argentine, too, progressed to the second round at the Paris Olympics, beating Chile’s Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera 6-2, 6-1.
“He (Lorenzo Musetti) won today in Paris and so did Francisco who won the final in Umag. Shout out to both…,” one fan said.
