"He will not be a new Sinner": Former French Open winner gives scathing take on Lorenzo Musetti and what is needed for breakthrough

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Saturday, 03 May 2025 at 18:00
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Former French Open winner Adriano Panatta believes that despite recent success, Lorenzo Musetti has to achieve much more to become comparable to Jannik Sinner. The 23-year-old is set to enter the top-10 in ATP rankings after impressive performances in the recent past.
Musetti, most recently appeared at the Madrid Open where his journey ended after losing in the semifinal to Britain’s Jack Draper in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 7-6. Before that, he finished as the runner-up at the Monte-Carlo Masters to Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz with a score of 3-6, 6-1, 6-0. With his recent performances, he is set to become the new world number eight in men’s tennis.
He will be the second Italian player in the top-10 after Sinner, who remains at the top of the ladder despite currently observing a three-month ban following an agreement with the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) for failing two dope tests in March last year. The 23-year-old, who is regarded as the best player in the world in men’s tennis, will resume his tennis career at the Rome Masters.
Former French Open winner Panatta has recently wrote a column for Italian media outlet Corriere dello Sport where he praised Musetti for his impressive run in the recent past. The 74-year-old was of the opinion that even though Musetti has showcased his talent in the recent past, but he still has a lot to achieve before being compared with his fellow countryman Sinner.
"For what he has shown so far, he will not be a new Sinner,” he wrote. “He will catch up, but to make that breakthrough he will have to snatch some victories. He has shots, he knows how to use them, he can also think them, his tennis can be both intelligent and spectacular and is always worth the price of the ticket. On a technical level, I am convinced that he can improve his serve, but his one-handed backhand is a key piece."
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