Lorenzo Musetti, nightmare after Australian Open 2026: changes his calendar

Lorenzo Musetti sees his nightmare extending far beyond the Australian Open 2026. The Carrara-based tennis player had been forced to withdraw from the Melbourne tournament in the quarterfinals, during his match with Novak Djokovic, due to a thigh adductor problem. However, his physical condition will also force him to revolutionize his schedule in the coming weeks. Two, in fact, are the appointments that the Italian will be forced to miss, replaced by the necessary rehabilitation process.

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“In light of the results of the examinations and medical assessments – Musetti wrote in a post published on his official Instagram account -, together with my team we had to make the difficult decision to forgo the tournaments in Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. Right now my priority is to focus on rehabilitation so I can get back on the court. Thank you all very much for the support, see you soon”. The injury had come in the third set, on the partial 3-1 to Djokovic, after the blue had dominated the first two (6-4, 6-3).

“I felt the first discomfort already in the second set. I asked for the medical time-out to try to get better but the pain kept getting worse. There are no words to describe what I am feeling right now. I couldn&#8217t bandage it because the discomfort was too high, more or less at the height of the psoas muscle. I am sure I have an injury”, were instead the hot words of a distraught Lorenzo Musetti, almost in disbelief about what had happened to him on the court during the great Australian Open match against Djokovic.

Visibly disappointed at having thrown away the chance to win the first semifinal of his career at the Australian Open, Lorenzo Musetti had then added with great bitterness: “You never imagine winning with two sets to spare against Djokovic and then having to retire. It is a very painful feeling”.

“I think he is a predestined and behind the two phenoms of the moment (Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner, ed.), he is destined to be there. He&#8217s the only one who has the potential to keep up with those two. He is the most talented player, the most ready player. He is the tennis player with what it takes to be number three in the world” is what Diego Nargiso said about Musetti, in exclusive for Sportal.it.