Lorenzo Musetti has a special relationship with his coach Simone Tartarini that goes back for many years. Simone has been coaching Lorenzo since he was 11 and he is like a second father to him.
Simone and Lorenzo have been traveling all over the world together and they share a great relationship. Musetti has always stated that he trusts him 100%. Tartarini is often quite harsh with Lorenzo for his own sake and he doesn’t hesitate to be tough after some matches even if the Italian comes out victorious.
Playing poker and cards
Nevertheless, Simone and Lorenzo enjoy their time together. During a recent interview, Lorenzo revealed how he spends his time in between matches, especially during this pandemic.
“It’s not easy to pass the time in the bubble, but we are getting used to it, so it’s fine. Usually, we play not me against Simone, we play poker, some Italian games. It’s not about winning or losing. It’s just having fun. We win, we lose,” he revealed.
Now the world no.94 (career-high), the Italian has achieved an overall 18-7 record in 2021. Musetti is participating in Miami where he overcame Michael Mmoh 6-4 6-4 and Benoit Paire 6-3 6-3.
Lorenzo Musetti will take on the world no.45 Marin Cilic in the 3rd round on Monday at 11:00 am on Butch Buchholz. They have never competed against each other up to now on the main tour.
Lorenzo got to the final in the Antalya Challenger and in the Biella 2 Challenger.
Cilic in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.45, Cilic has a composed 4-4 record in 2021. Cilic is playing in Miami where he defeated Federico Coria 6-3 2-6 6-4 and Christian Garin 3-6 7-5 7-65.
The Croatian won 18 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 2 on clay courts, 8 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
