Bu is scary but Lorenzo Musetti passes the round in Monte Carlo

Almost three hours of play for his debut in the Rolex Masters in Monte Carlo to finally win a match that now propels him into a second round against Czech Jiri Lehecka.

It’was a debut with victory, that of Lorenzo Musetti in the Principality, winning in a comeback against China’s Yunchaokete Bu (No. 67) with a score of 46 75 63. A sweaty success, chased and achieved when everything was thought to be conspiring all’sign of a great missed opportunity.

The Musetti of this 2025 managed instead to confirm a growth, already sensed in the past months, which has seen its most important step accomplished in the head and in the will not to give up. Service, percentages, solutions: there was no statistic during the first two sets that saw the Tuscan below his usual standards.

A few too many volleys, those yes, but above all beyond the net a rival on the day capable of centering angles and lines and responding blow after blow to the offensives put up by the world No. 16.