Roland-Garros 2025: Lorenzo Musetti, retro player in full levitation

To think he almost ruined everything. Lorenzo Musetti admits he was "a little scared." The scene took place in the middle of the second set of the quarterfinal between the Italian and American Frances Tiafoe, ranked 16th in the world. Musetti was annoyed. He was down 4-3. Nonchalantly, he kicked a ball without really looking. It ended up in the chest of a line judge. A similar—albeit less impressive—temper gesture to Novak Djokovic 's at the 2020 US Open, which earned the Serb a disqualification. "I didn't want to hurt anyone, so I went to the line judge immediately and apologized to everyone," Musetti said in a press conference. "I think the chair umpire saw it wasn't intentional and let me continue the match."

Being knocked out like that would have been cruel, as the Tuscan is finally seeing all his hard work being appreciated at its true value. The Italian, who has climbed to 8th place and will face Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of Roland-Garros this Friday, June 6, has been shining brightly this season. In the last four