Musetti wins a title again... four years later!

Fernando Murciego - 25 Oct 2026 | 16:13
ATP ATP Lyon 2026 Lorenzo Musetti Taylor Fritz

Since 2022, Lorenzo Musetti had not won a title. Until this Sunday, when the Italian finally lifted the burden in Lyon by defeating Taylor Fritz in the final round. A victory that restores all his confidence and makes us dream again with the one-handed backhand.

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Lorenzo Musetti shines in Lyon to end his curse: champion four years later. Source: Getty

Lorenzo Musetti needed a week like this after enduring so much in recent months. It has been four years chasing a title that always seemed to slip away at the last moment, but the Italian has finally found his reward at the ATP 250 in Lyon. The player from Carrara defeated Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4 in an extraordinary final, claiming the third ATP title of his career and ending a streak of nine consecutive lost finals.

It was not just another victory, that is clear. Musetti arrived at the conclusion after surviving a 3h35min quarterfinal against Van Assche and saving four match points in the semifinals against Cobolli. When it seemed like the week could end in the cruelest way, the Italian found a way to endure. And when the final came, he delivered one of his best performances of the season, dominating a rival of Fritz's caliber with undeniable authority.

A final to change the dynamics

The numbers explain the magnitude of his exhibition. Today Musetti ended the match with 19 winners and just 11 unforced errors, without conceding a single break point to his opponent. A demonstration of solidity and precision that allowed him to control the final from start to finish and close the match in two sets. Furthermore, the Italian claimed his first indoor title in Lyon, adding a new page to his career.

To find his previous celebration, we must go back to October 2022 when he lifted the trophy in Naples in front of his home crowd. That season, he also conquered Hamburg, defeating Carlos Alcaraz in the final. Remember that, right? Since then, opportunities followed without success: seven lost finals on the ATP circuit and another two in Challenger tournaments. A sequence difficult to digest for a player used to living up to the expectations generated by his exquisite tennis.

For all these reasons and many other personal ones, Lyon means much more than the third title of his career. Musetti becomes the fourth Italian to lift an ATP trophy this season and, above all, breaks a mental barrier that threatened to accompany him for too long. After enduring throughout the week, he found the reward when it mattered most.

The talent had never disappeared, although more than one began to put it in parentheses. Nor had the ability to compete against the best, even though it rained for too long under his umbrella. What was missing was that Sunday where everything fell into place, and today Musetti has that. Four years later, he is once again the champion everyone was expecting.

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