Lorenzo Musetti-Jannik Sinner: a fabulous quarter in Monte Carlo

Lorenzo Musetti and Jannik Sinner in the quarters

Lorenzo Musetti and Jannik Sinner will compete in the quarterfinals in Monte Carlo, meaning there will be an Italian in the semifinals of a Masters 1000.

It will be the first all-Italian challenge in the quarterfinals of a tournament in this category, the most important one after the Slams.

Jannik Sinner could overtake Fabio Fognini to become the top Italian in this particular ranking while Lorenzo Musetti, after a difficult period, eliminated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.

Despite having achieved excellent results in skiing since childhood, at the age of 13 Jannik decided to devote himself exclusively to tennis, moving to Bordighera, at the court of Riccardo Piatti. It was a choice that would prove successful, as Sinner is the youngest Italian tennis player ever to enter the top 100 (October 2019) and to win an Atp title in the Open era (Sofia 2020). In addition, along with Matteo Berrettini, Jannik is the only Italian tennis player to have reached at least the round of 16 in all four Slams. For him, 2022 was the breakthrough year: he left Piatti to rely on Vagnozzi.