Lorenzo Musetti defeats Felix Auger-Aliassime in Paris bronze medal match | ATP Tour

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Musetti ends Italy’s 100-year wait, defeating Auger-Aliassime in Paris bronze medal

The 22-year-old is the first Italian tennis medalist since 1924

August 03, 2024

Lorenzo Musetti maintained his good form on Saturday with a hard-fought victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics.

The 22-year-old Italian rallied from a mid-match deficit to win 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 in the bronze medal match on Court Philippe Chatrier. Musetti earned a decisive break in the eighth game to win the match and became the first Italian tennis player to win an Olympic medal since Uberto de Morpugo at the 1924 Paris Olympics.

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Musetti was no less clinical than Auger-Aliassime with his chances – the Italian converted three of his 12 points, while the Canadian won three of four – but he remained mentally strong to come out on top in the final stages of the match. With his two-hour, 17-minute win, he evened his Lexus ATP Head2Head series against Auger-Aliassime at 3-3.

Two-time ATP Tour champion Musetti defeated home favorite Gael Monfils, Mariano Navone, Taylor Fritz and defending Olympic champion Alexander Zverev in Paris, before falling to Novak Djokovic in the last four to enter the bronze medal match against Auger-Aliassime. .

Number 16 in the PIF ATP Rankings, Musetti has won 22 of 28 matches since the start of Roland Garros in late May. That tally includes runs to the championship match at ATP Tour events at Queen’s Club and Umag, and he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon last month.