The Italian Lorenzo Musetti (21), one of the representatives of the new Italian school (whose ranks include Mateo Berretini and Jannik Sinner), dispatched Novak Djokovic, leader of the ATP circuit, this Thursday in the round of 16 of the Masters 1,000 from Monte Carlo.
Musetti, playful and aggressive with the serve, came back from behind in the first set to end up ruining the Serbian (4-6, 7-5, 6-4), who had been absent from the courts for almost a month: his reluctance to Getting vaccinated against Covid had caused the US authorities to veto his presence in Indian Wells and Miami.
Musetti's progression is already unquestionable. A year ago he was ranked 83rd in the world. He today he is the 21st.
Experts predict a magnificent future for him. Some people place him at the level of Alcaraz, a talent that is one step ahead of his contemporaries Sinner, Rune or Korda.
Rune and Sinner, precisely, are still standing in Monte Carlo. Along with them, Tsitsipás, Rublev, Struff and Fritz are also still standing.
