Tennis, Musetti wins the ATP 250 in Lyon: first title after 4 years

The Italian Lorenzo Musetti, number 26 at ATP and number 6 in the French seeding, wins the ATP tournament in Lyon by clearly beating the American Taylor Fritz, number 14 in the world and number 2 on the scoreboard, in two sets, with a score of 6-3, 6-4.

Musetti, in a very difficult year, returns to win an ATP title after four years, after the one in Naples. After the victory he threw himself on the ground, almost moved. He is the first Italian in history to win in Lyon, a tournament hosted in Marseille until last season. For the Carrarino it was the second career final on indoor hard courts after Athens last year.

"Totally unexpected victory"

"I would say it's a totally unexpected victory - said an emotional Lorenzo Musetti -. The previous matches were incredible up until the semi-finals. Honestly, before entering the court today I felt pain everywhere, but while playing the match it disappeared. I think I played my best tennis."

"In this tournament I had a great attitude, thanks to my team, to my physiotherapist who got me back on my feet - he commented again -. Today in my head I was extremely relaxed and it was a great performance", added Musetti who will now go to Vienna where he will immediately face Tiafoe.

"It's almost a dream, now I have to wake up. I'll have a few days to enjoy the victory and then we'll see."