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Why Musetti is so happy to play the Olimpics after Sinner’s defection

Lorenzo Musetti is more than happy to represent Italy at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo. This was his statement

5 July 2021

There is a little bit of a controversy in Italy after Jannik Sinner decided not to play the upcoming Olympic Games that will be staged in Tokyo.

Lorenzo Musetti will get his place in Japan and he is more than happy to do that. In a short statement, Lorenzo commented:

“For me, as for any athlete, the Olympics is a great opportunity, as is always playing for the blue shirt (Italy) and fighting alongside my teammates.”

Unfortunately, many argued that Janni Sinner was not so keen to play for his country even if he posted the following message:

“By no means do I take this decision lightly, but I decided not to compete in the Olympics this year. I understand it’s a huge privilege and honour to represent my country and I truly hope to do so for many years to come.

However, the reasoning behind my withdrawal is I that haven’t performed to the best of my ability in the last couple of tournaments and I need to focus on my development as a player. I need to take this time to work on my all-round game.”

These are the 6 tennis players who will represent Italy at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo.

Matteo Berrettini
Fabio Fognini
Lorenzo Sonego
Lorenzo Musetti
Camila Giorgi
Jasmine Paolini

Lorenzo Musetti in 2021

Currently ranked no.63, Musetti played his last match on the 29^th of June when he surrendered to world no.18 Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 7-6(5) 6-1 in the 1^st round of the Wimbledon (draw).

At the moment, during this season Lorenzo has a 30-17 match record. Lorenzo Musetti’s best performance of this season was reaching the final in the Antalya Challenger and the Biella 2 Challenger.

Wimbledon

Musetti's Record

Jannik Sinner in 2021

Ranked no.23, the Italian played his last match on the 28^th of June when he was overcome by world no.48 Marton Fucsovics 5-7 6-3 7-5 6-3 in the 1^st round of the Wimbledon (draw).

At the moment, during this season Sinner has an overall 24-13 match record. This year, The Italian won 1 title in Melbourne. Sinner was the finalist in Miami.