Masters champion, top 10 in the world, "jumping machine" Musetti is already very close!

This week's two 500 events have come to an end, and Musetti, who reached the final of the Masters for the first time in Monca last week, announced early in the morning that he had withdrawn from the Barcelona tournament for which he had signed up after insisting on playing the final against Acre due to injury.

In the latest edition of the world rankings, the Italian has jumped to a career-high No. 11.

In an interview, Musetti mentioned his goals for the current stage of his career: a world top 10 and a Masters title. Although he is still a little bit away from these two at the moment, he has made great progress compared to the past. Let's look at its growth trajectory:

In 2019, Musetti won the Australian Open junior title, becoming the junior world No. 1, and turned professional in the same year

While most of Musetti's career achievements to date have come on non-hard courts, he was a junior champion at the Australian Open as a teenager and became a junior world No. 1. There is reason to believe that the Italians, who are getting better and better at covering the field, should be able to make a difference on hard courts in the future.

In 2022, Musetti defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the Hamburg Open to win his first title on tour

It was the first defeat of Acre's career in the final, and Musetti's first career title came on clay, which he excelled at. The first championship is the 500 championship, which is a relatively high starting point. It's just that in the final of Mengka this year, the two failed to stage a duel comparable to the excitement of that year.

In 2023, Musetti defeated Novak Djokovic (world No. 1 for the first time in his career) at the Monte Carlo Masters, and in the same year helped Italy win the Davis Cup

In the past, Musetti chose to retire because he was able to lead Djokovic in two sets at the French Open, but was then beaten by his opponent to doubt his life, so he couldn't believe that he had won another point. This time, he finally regained his confidence and defeated the then world No. 1. He also stood out in the team competition, helping Italy to a rare Davis Cup title with Sinner.

In 2024, Musetti reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time at Wimbledon

Bronze medal in men's singles tennis at Paris 2024 (Italian tennis wins Olympic medal for the first time in 100 years)

Last year was undoubtedly a big year for Musetti, who had a stunning summer of performances. The first was at Wimbledon, reaching the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time; Then at the Paris Olympics, he won the bronze medal in one fell swoop, and the scene of him taking a photo with Deyo and Acre at the award ceremony was impressive.

Now, with a Masters runner-up in his hands, he has reached the semi-finals in any division (except for the year-end finals). Now when Dimi is difficult to recover and Sisi continues to decline, we have reason to expect that Musetti, whose SLR strength is not inferior to the previous two, can become the strongest among the active SLR players!(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)