“The results of tests are not great”: Lorenzo Musetti withdraws from Argentina Open after Australian Open injury
ATPSunday, 01 February 2026 at 19:30
World No. 5 Lorenzo Musetti announced his withdrawal from the Argentina Open after undergoing medical examinations following his recent injury at the Australian Open. The Italian reached the quarter-finals — where he was two sets up against Novak Djokovic — but ended up retiring due to an injury to his right leg.
The Italian was close to reaching the semi-finals in Melbourne for the first time in his career, after securing victories over rivals such as Tomas Machac and Taylor Fritz along the way. Against Djokovic, he led the opening sets 6-4, 6-3, and retired with the score at 1-3 in the third set — after dealing with physical discomfort since the second set. The rest was history, as Djokovic moved on to the semi-finals — where he claimed an epic victory over Sinner — before reaching the final.
While Musetti began his recovery process from the injury, he quickly travelled back to Italy to undergo medical examinations. Without providing details on the severity of the injury, the Italian announced that he will not take part in the Argentina Open — which starts on February 9 — and which is the first tournament of the Golden Swing during the South American summer.
“Hi everyone, unfortunately as you may have seen the injury in the Australian Open,” Musetti posted in a video on social media. “I underwent specific tests and unfortunately the results are not great, and we decided to take a little bit of time to recover well.”
“Unfortunately, really sad to say, but I won’t be participating in the Buenos Aires tournament, and I’m wishing all the luck and success to all the players and the organization, and special love for all the Argentinian fans. So hopefully I will have a second chance next year.”
A difficult return to Buenos Aires one year later
One year ago, the Italian took part in the Argentina Open, where he was the third seed, and defeated Corentin Moutet in straight sets in his debut, but an injury forced him to withdraw. He pulled out of the quarter-finals before stepping onto the court against Pedro Martínez. Days later, he announced his withdrawal from the Rio Open as well, bringing an end to his South American swing.
For this year, Musetti was hoping to repeat his commitments in South America, as he is also entered in Rio, but considering that he will not be ready for the Buenos Aires Open, it is possible that he simply decides not to travel to Rio de Janeiro — an ATP 500 event that takes place the week immediately after Argentina. Considering as well that these were the only clay-court tournaments he had scheduled for this part of the season, alarm bells are certainly ringing in Brazil over the potential absence of the tournament’s top seed.
For the moment, Musetti has only confirmed that he will not be in Argentina, and without clarifying the severity of the injury or how long he will be sidelined, he remains entered in the Rio Open — which begins on February 16. After that, he plans to compete at the Acapulco Open in North America — this time on hard courts — which he will use as a preparatory tournament for the Sunshine Double, with Indian Wells and the Miami Open set as the Italian’s next major challenges.
Argentina Open loses its biggest star
In this way, the Argentina Open will begin without its biggest confirmed star, and will feature only one top-20 player in the draw: local favourite Francisco Cerúndolo (No. 19), who has fallen twice in the tournament final, including in 2025 against João Fonseca (No. 34) — another player who will be present on the Argentinian courts.
The tournament also features players such as Luciano Darderi (No. 23), Sebastián Báez (No. 35), Matteo Berrettini (No. 58), Alejandro Tabilo (No. 73) and Gael Monfils (No. 110), who will be looking on the Argentine clay courts to add wins before returning to the hard courts for the Sunshine Double.
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