During the on-court interview following his first Grand Slam semifinal appearance at Wimbledon 2024, Lorenzo Musetti expressed his gratitude to the Italian crowd and his team for their support. He shared that walking on the center court was an honor and that he played his best tennis against Taylor Fritz in the last set to secure his victory.
Musetti acknowledged that the start of the match was not ideal, but he changed his attitude and mindset during the second set, which proved to be a turning point. Looking ahead to his semi-final match against Novak Djokovic, Musetti acknowledged the challenge of facing a tennis legend and tough opponent, but expressed his ambition and enjoyment of being pushed to his limits.
Lorenzo Musetti in 2024
Now the world no.25, Lorenzo played his last match on the 10th of July when he defeated world no.12 Taylor Fritz 3-6 7-6(5) 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the quarter in Wimbledon (draw).
Until now, during this year the Italian has a composed 29-19 record. Lorenzo Musetti’s best result of this year was reaching the final in the Cagliari Challenger, the Turin Challenger and London.
Novak Djokovic in 2024
LWWWWWWLWW Now ranked no.2, Novak played his last match on the 8th of July when he beat world no.15 Holger Rune 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the 4th round in Wimbledon (draw).
Presently, during this year the Serbian achieved a compiled 22-6 win-loss record. Novak Djokovic’s most significant result of the present season was reaching the semifinal at the Australian Open, Monte Carlo and Geneva.
Djokovic has scheduled to compete next in Montreal (National Bank Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 5th of August.
Lorenzo Musetti and Novak Djokovic played each other 6 times. Their record is 5-1 for Djokovic.
