Musetti: "I felt my legs quite heavy, but I didn't have cramps"

Raquel Bermúdez Rodríguez | 10 Nov 2025 | 18.03

Lorenzo Musetti at the ATP Finals 2025. Photo: Getty

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The drastic change from Athens to Turin, combined with the hours of travel from one city to the other, took a toll on a Lorenzo Musetti who aims to continue battling in these ATP Finals 2025. The Italian player, qualified for the event due to withdrawals, lost in his debut against Taylor Fritz.

Lorenzo Musetti demonstrated his incredible level of tennis in Athens, but having to swiftly transfer it to Turin is proving to be quite a challenge for the Italian. Nevertheless, Lorenzo still has room to recover as much as possible before his next match in the ATP Finals 2025.

"First of all, I have to say that Taylor played really well. Congratulations to him. I think he had a magnificent match. Considering the conditions and his game, he is in an excellent form. On my part, I served quite well. Then I had some situations, perhaps not bad luck, but some where I could have increased my advantage. Right after, my serve got broken. That probably marked a turning point in the match, particularly in the first set," Lorenzo Musetti confessed in the press conference.

The stress of qualification and his journey from Athens

"It's something I thought about during the match, especially considering that I played right after the final in Athens. I knew that obviously, I couldn't be at 100%, especially physically, because mentally I'm very happy to be here. I'm very happy and super proud of myself, my team, of what we've achieved.

In a way, I'm also super proud today because with what I had in my body, I believe I tried to fight with what I had. I have to say that I felt Taylor was better than me. If we analyze the match, it was a break, a break in two sets."

Lorenzo Musetti denies cramps

"I didn't have cramps. In fact, I didn't have cramps all day. Of course, my legs felt quite heavy, quite slow, for example when trying to serve... Certainly, Taylor returned very well today. He put a lot of pressure on me in the exchanges from the baseline. Physically, I felt a bit slower overall, in terms of reflexes as well. In terms of feeling the ball, I didn't feel it well. He hit it very hard and that caused me problems.

Regarding the match tomorrow night, I'm doing everything possible to recover, to analyze what I achieved in today's match. Yesterday, I only played for 30 minutes. It's never easy to play a match in completely different conditions. They are probably the opposite conditions to those in Athens. In Athens, the ball slid, it was almost like on grass because it bounced very, very low, compared to here where it bounces higher and seems to fly a bit more. I noticed a lot that change in conditions."