Lorenzo Musetti withdraws from Stuttgart Open

Lorenzo Musetti’s fitness struggles have landed him another blow. The 23-year-old has found it challenging to maintain his fitness this year. Recently, he was forced to retire from the semifinal of the French Open against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. The final score of the match was 4-6, 7-6, 6-0, 0-2.

In February, he withdrew from the Argentina Open just before the start of the quarterfinal against Pedro Martinez. Two months later, he suffered an injury in the final of the Monte Carlo Masters, where he eventually lost to Alcaraz with a score of 3-6, 6-1, 6-0.

The recent setback at the Roland Garros has now extended his time off the court as he has been ruled out of the upcoming ATP 250 event in Stuttgart. The competition will begin on Monday. If Musetti had been fit, he would have been the second-seed player in the tournament behind Alexander Zverev.

After his outing against Alcaraz in Paris, Musetti spoke to the media, stating that despite the result, he feels he is making strides towards achieving his ultimate objective.

“I’m really sad and disappointed how it ended, but still a great match,” said Musetti as quoted by ATP’s official website. “I felt at the beginning of the third when I was serving, I started losing a little bit of strength on the left leg behind, and definitely was going worse and worse, so I decided to stop. I think it was the right decision to make, even if it was not what I wanted. Tomorrow I will do exams, and I will of course see and evaluate the situation.”

Overall, Musetti is having an awe-inspiring season, boasting a win percentage of nearly 75, with 20 wins in 27 matches, according to ESPN. Despite winning some notable battles, Musetti is still waiting for his first ATP title since 2022.