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Musetti seals Top 10 breakthrough with Madrid victory

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23-year-old is sixth Italian in history to crack the Top 10 in the PIF ATP Rankings
April 30, 2025
Highlights: Musetti rolls past De Minaur into Madrid 2025 QFs, seals Top 10 debut
Watch Lorenzo Musetti defeat Alex de Minaur at the Mutua Madrid Open to march into the quarter-finals and clinch his Top 10 debut in the PIF ATP Rankings. Photo: Getty Images. Watch live & on-demand at TennisTV.com.

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Lorenzo Musetti defeats Alex de Minaur on Wednesday evening to reach the Madrid quarter-finals.
By ATP Staff
Lorenzo Musetti has ensured that he will rise inside the Top 10 in the PIF ATP Rankings for the first time in his career next week.

The 23-year-old soared past Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-2 in the early hours of Thursday morning to reach the quarter-finals at the Mutua Madrid Open. The Italian is up to No. 9 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings and will on Monday become the sixth Italian player since 1973 to crack the Top 10.

“I’m not surprised [to be in the quarter-finals], I’m surprised with myself,” said Musetti. “After Monte-Carlo, something changed in myself, a positive click forward. That’s something I have been waiting for for a long time. I feel more secure on what I have to do on the court. Of course I can lose, but I have the attitude and mentality of a Top 10 right now, so I’m really happy about that.”

Italians in the Top 10 in the PIF ATP Rankings


Player Year Entered
Adriano Panatta 1973
Corrado Barazzutti 1978
Fabio Fognini 2019
Matteo Berrettini 2019
Jannik Sinner 2021
Lorenzo Musetti 2025
The only other players who could pass Musetti in the PIF ATP Live Rankings are Daniil Medvedev and Casper Ruud, who will compete against each other in the Madrid quarter-finals on Thursday. With one of them falling out of contention, this ensures Musetti will ascend inside the Top 10 next week.

When Fabio Fognini entered the Top 10 in 2019, only two Italians had previously achieved that feat since the inception of the PIF ATP Rankings in 1973. Now, four of the six to have done it are active players.

It All Adds Up

Musetti was relentless on return against De Minaur in Madrid, converting seven of the 10 break points he created to improve to 3-1 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series. With his 63-minute victory, Musetti also improved to a 17-3 record on clay since July, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. The Italian notably claimed the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics and reached his maiden ATP Masters 1000 final in Monte-Carlo less than three weeks ago.

Musetti, a two-time ATP Tour champion, is pursuing his maiden Masters 1000 trophy. He will continue his quest in the Spanish capital against lucky loser Gabriel Diallo on Thursday.

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ATP Madryt 25: 4. ćwierćfinał M-1000.

[10] Lorenzo Musetti d. [6] Alex De Minaur 64 62

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Wraz z awansem do ćwierćfinału pewnym jest, że w najbliższy poniedziałek Lorenzo zadebiutuje w Top-10. Będzie szóstym Włochem w erze Open, który dokona tej sztuki.

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Madryt 25: 2. półfinał M-1000.

[10] Lorenzo Musetti d. [LL] Gabriel Diallo 64 63

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ATP Madryt 25 SFs:

7 Alex de Minaur 3635
8 Lorenzo Musetti 3550
9 Holger Rune 3440

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Musetti marches into Madrid SFs

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Italian up to No. 8 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings
May 01, 2025
Highlights: Musetti masters Diallo in Madrid 2025 QFs
Lorenzo Musetti is into his second consecutive ATP Masters 1000 semi-final. Watch live & on demand at TennisTV.com.

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Lorenzo Musetti defeats Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-3 in the Madrid quarter-finals Thursday.
By ATP Staff
Lorenzo Musetti continued his impressive clay-court form Thursday at the Mutua Madrid Open, where the Italian defeated Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals.

With his Top 10 debut already secured, the Italian is brimming with confidence, cruising into his second consecutive ATP Masters 1000 semi-final. Musetti has won nine of his past 10 matches, only falling to Carlos Alcaraz in the Monte-Carlo final.

“I probably didn’t show my best tennis, but the important thing of this match was to take the win no matter how I was playing,” Musetti said of his Madrid quarter-final win. “Of course I didn’t feel the ball like last night, but I knew it already stepping on court that today was a tough match, especially on the mental side, so I think I managed to stay there and stay focussed through the last point. Proud to be in the semis.”


Musetti delivered a gritty performance, opting for a scrappy, tactical approach to advance past the less-experienced Canadian, who made the best use of his lucky loser spot in the main draw by reaching his first ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final.

Musetti adopted a deep return position, standing six to seven metres behind the baseline to handle the hefty serving of 6’8” (203cm) Diallo, who responded with an occasional serve-and-volley. But Musetti’s strategy paid off, as he won 77 per cent (20/26) of his second-serve return points, according to Infosys ATP Stats.

The Italian found success by quickly neutralising points and using heavy topspin to target Diallo’s forehand, which drew 29 of his 38 unforced errors.

Musetti held his nerve when serving out the first set at 5-4, fending off four break points in that game alone before converting his second set point. That moment proved pivotal as Musetti used that momentum to break Diallo in the opening game of the second set. The two-time tour-level titlist rarely looked back, closing out the one-hour, 29-minute victory.

It All Adds Up

Following his win over Diallo, Musetti leapfrogged Holger Rune for the No. 8 spot in the PIF ATP Live Rankings. He will next face Jack Draper, who secured a spot in the Top 5 by defeating Matteo Arnaldi 6-0, 6-4. Draper leads Musetti 3-0 in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series, with all three meetings coming on indoor hard courts.

“I always say, ‘There is always a first time’, so hopefully it’s coming here,” Musetti said with a smile, discussing his quest to defeat Draper. “We are close friends. We grew up together playing, so it’s really nice to share this kind of stage. I know Jack is having a tremendous season so far, so I’m really happy for him. Tomorrow is going to be a fight, so hopefully I can put him in a difficult situation.”

Diallo, 23, saved three match points in the previous round to dispatch Grigor Dimitrov. At No. 53 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings, the Canadian will make a vast improvement on his career-high No. 78 on Monday.

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