The smoke of the French Open has cleared, and in the final of the men's singles, world No. 1 Sinner was unable to capitalize on his chance after leading in two sets and winning three match points in the fourth set.
Coincidentally! Musetti, who reached the semifinals of the French Open for the first time in this tournament, also had the experience of being chased by two and three in this event.
So far, he has participated in the French Open five times, losing to the top 5 all five times. Among them, there were two times after 2-0 was overturned, although the highlight ability is good, but the endurance needs to be improved. Let's see:
2021 Fourth Round: Leading 2-0 and eventually being overturned by world No. 1 Djokovic, Musetti retired at 0-4 in the deciding set (7-6 7-6 1-6 0-6 0-4)
This match can be called Musetti's famous work. In the fourth round, he was a shock as soon as he came up. At that time, he still had long hair and was called "Mu Daochang" by Chinese fans, and he won two tie-breaks in a row, forcing his opponent into a situation where he could not afford to lose. However, Jiang is still old and spicy, and after a trip to the locker room, the Serbian king began to take over the game, and finally let the opponent only get one game. Stunned, Musetti had to retire in the deciding set.
2022 first round: 2-0 lead, overturned by No.4 Tsitsipas (7-5 6-4 2-6 3-6 2-6)
It is said that one cannot step into the same river a second time, but this time, the Italians quickly fulfilled their "promise". The following year, Musetti repeated the same mistake in the first round. Against the previous year's runner-up Tsitsipas, he was again reversed from a two-set lead. However, he won his first tour title that year, which was a consolation.
2023 fourth round: 3-6 2-6 2-6 swept by No. 1 Alcaraz
This year's French Open semi-finals against his friend Acre have been against the Spaniard many times in recent years. With the exception of the Hamburg Tournament title, the rest of the clay duls ended in winners. Especially in the French Open duel last year, the score showed that the gap between the two sides was still relatively large.
2024 Third Round: 2-1 lead NO.1 Deyo was overturned again, and the deciding set was given away (5-7 7-6 6-2 3-6/0-6)
Last year, against Djokovic, Musetti still had the lead, but in the last two sets, the opponent completely took over the match, especially in the deciding set, and was sent away again, which also showed that Musetti really lacks the ability to play a long-term game.
2025 semifinals: 1-0 after a big score of No. 2 Acca, lost 8 games in a row from the third set and retired (6-4 6-7 0-6 0-2)
This year's semi-final defeat was not so much due to a sudden injury that affected his performance, but rather to the Italian's habitual collapse of the tournament.
Now that he has reached a new high in the world rankings, do you think he will be rewarded in the future on clay?(Source: Tennis Home Author: Luo Cheng Qiye)