"The joint decision, even with my family": Musetti joins Alcaraz in rocking new look in Toronto which needed approval from girlfriend
ATP
Lorenzo
Musetti joined Carlos Alcaraz with a new haircut at the 2023 Canadian Open.
The Italian
player kicked off his participation at the National Bank Open on
Monday, easily winning his match against Japan's Yoshito Nishioka with a score
of 6-4, 6-1 in just one hour and fifteen minutes.
Despite
having a strong year that has positioned him as the world No. 19 and the 16th
seed in Toronto, Musetti had only played three matches on hardcourts this year,
all of which resulted in losses.
Some of his
notable achievements include reaching the semifinals in Barcelona and Bastad,
as well as the quarterfinals in Monte-Carlo, and making it to the fourth round
in the Rome Open and Wimbledon.
Musetti
appeared with a fresh new look at the Canadian tournament, sporting a new
haircut, and he explained the reason behind it in an interview with Tennis
Channel.
“You know,
it’s been quite a long time that I didn’t make the decision to cut short the
hair,” Musetti said.
“But Italy
was so hot and I couldn’t move with the ponytail because I had really messy
hair and I didn’t like it,” he added.
“So I
finally decided with my girlfriend that she approved. The joint decision, even
with my family. But I mean, I think I look a little bit younger. With the
longer hair, I was a little bit older. I mean, the look,”
The world
No. 19 achieved his 20th victory in ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, with the
first one coming in Canada. This accomplishment comes in the midst of a year
without successes on hardcourts, attributed to his early exits in the
Australian Open, Miami Open, and Indian Wells.
His
upcoming challenge is set against the Australian player Thanasi Kokkinakis on
Wednesday, August 9. Kokkinakis advanced through the qualifiers and secured a
victory in the first round against China's Zhang Zhizhen. This match will mark
the first-ever encounter between Musetti and Kokkinakis, who is currently
ranked as the world No. 79.
Cristhián AvilaTennis Journalist
Cristhián Ávila is a tennis journalist based in Santiago, Chile, and has been part of the TennisUpToDate team since early 2023. He covers the ATP and WTA Tours as well as all four Grand Slams, producing breaking news, match reports, analysis, and regular liveblogs from major tournaments.
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