Lorenzo Musetti is having a fantastic run at the French Open, where he has reached the fourth round to potentially face the world number 1 Novak Djokovic.
This is the first time that Lorenzo plays in the main draw of a slam, and it is quite remarkable that he has managed to reach straight away the second week.
Lorenzo Musetti has gained 15 places in the live rankings to be the new world number 61. If Lorenzo wins his next match, he should be ranked number 50. Just to mention, if the Italian sensation conquers the French Open, he should be the new world number 12 after the tournament.
Musetti at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Currently ranked no.76 (career-high), Musetti owns an overall 30-15 match record in 2021. Lorenzo is now having a run at the French Open where he bested David Goffin 6-0 7-5 7-63, Yoshihito Nishioka 7-5 6-3 6-2 and Marco Cecchinato 3-6 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3.
Lorenzo was the finalist in the Antalya Challenger and in the Biella 2 Challenger.
Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Now ranked no.1, Djokovic has managed to achieve an overall 22-3 record in 2021. Novak is currently having a run at the French Open where he defeated Tennys Sandgren 6-2 6-4 6-2 and Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-2 6-4.
Novak Djokovic will come up against the world no.93 Richard Berankis in the 3rd round on Saturday at 2:00 pm on Court Philippe CHATRIER. Their head to head is 3-0 for Djokovic.
The Serbian clinched 2 titles in 2021 at the Australian Open and in Belgrade. Novak was the finalist in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia).
Djokovic won 83 titles in his career: 48 on hard courts, 16 on clay courts, 13 on indoor courts and 6 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles).
Lorenzo Musetti and Novak Djokovic have never fought against each other.