Musetti Snaps 100-Yr Medal Drought for Italian Males in Paris

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday August 3, 2024

In the case of Olympic tennis, Paris is a particular place for Italy.

Lorenzo Musetti defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier on Saturday to snap a 100-year drought for the Italian males. Musetti’s 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory over the Canadian implies that he grew to become the primary Italian to win a medal since Uberto de Morpurgo took bronze on the 1924 video games in Paris.

Paris 1924 🥉
Paris 2024 🥉

Lorenzo Musetti is the primary Italian medalist since Uberto de Modpurgo at Paris 1924! 🕰️#Paris2024 | #Olympics | #tennis pic.twitter.com/ujSaXvoxD7

— ITF (@ITFTennis) August 3, 2024

Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini may even take {hardware} on the Olympics. They are going to face Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider within the ladies’s doubles closing on Sunday.

It has been a particular summer season for Musetti. He reached his maiden main semifinal at Wimbledon this yr, and went 12-3 total on grass with a semifinal in Stuttgart and a runner-up efficiency at Queen’s Membership. Then he switched to the clay and reached the ultimate in Umag earlier than heading to Paris.

Lorenzo Musetti, Olympic bronze medalist 🥉

WHAT A MOMENT. pic.twitter.com/LW5F5FMKah

— Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) August 3, 2024