Lorenzo Musetti wins bronze in men's singles: Italy back on the Olympic podium after 100 years

From Paris 1924 to Paris 2024: a century later, Italy returns to the Olympic podium in men's singles tennis.

On the clay of Court Philippe-Chatrier, the star was Lorenzo Musetti (photo Luca Pagliaricci/CONI), who, like Uberto De Morpurgo 100 years ago, hung the bronze around his neck.

The Carrara-born athlete secured the 19th medal of this Olympic edition for the Azzurri, defeating Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime, the 13th seed, in the final in three sets (6-4, 1-6, 6-3), securing victory after 2 hours and 11 minutes of battle. 

Musetti began his extraordinary journey in the French capital with great confidence after reaching the final on the clay of the ATP 250 in Umag, Croatia.  Along the path to the medal, he defeated the host Gael Monfils, Argentina’s Mariano Navone, the American Taylor Fritz, and Germany’s Alexander Zverev without dropping a set. In the semi-final, he succumbed in two sets to Serbian superstar Novak Djokovic, a defeat that did not prevent him from writing a new indelible chapter in the Olympic Games for Italian sport.