Paris Olympics, tennis: Lorenzo Musetti stuns defending champion Alexander Zverev
Italian star Lorenzo Musetti stunned defending champion Alexander Zverev to reach the tennis men's singles semi-finals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Musetti defeated Zverev 7-5, 7-5 at Court Suzanne-Lenglen (Roland Garros) after over two hours. Zverev made a comeback in both sets but ended up losing the match. The German won the gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after beating Karen Khachanov.
A look at match stats
Musetti won a total of 75 points and 25 service winners throughout the match. He served three aces compared to Zverev's four. The Italian won nine backhand and 10 forehand winners. He won 25 of his 68 receiving points and converted three of his four break points. Zverev (29) had more unforced errors than Musetti (18). The former recorded four double-faults.
Third Italian player with this feat
As per Opta, Musetti has become the third Italian player to reach the men's singles semi-finals at the Olympics after Uberto De Morpurgo (Paris 1924) and Paolo Cane (Los Angeles 1984).
