PICTURE: Lorenzo Musetti adorably kisses baby son Ludovico courtside as girlfriend Veronica cheers him on to victory in grueling US Open 2R
Lorenzo Musetti defeated Miomir Kecmanovic in five sets in the second round of the 2024 US Open. After the match, the Italian kissed his five-month-old son Ludovico in celebration courtside.
Musetti and his girlfriend Veronica Confalonieri welcomed their son Ludovico to the world on March 15, 2024. Confalonieri, Musetti's mother Sabrina Ratti, and Ludovico supported the Italian from the stands as he took on Serbian Kecmanovic on Wednesday, August 28.
Confalonieri took to Instagram to share an adorable image of Musetti kissing their son while Ratti held the child.
Musetti is having one of the best years of his career. He reached the semifinal of Wimbledon in July - his first Grand Slam semifinal - before earning the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.
At the 2024 US Open, Musetti defeated Reilly Opelka 7-6(3), 1-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the first round. The 19th seed then got the better of Kecmanovic 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5 in the second round. The Italian rallied to take a 2-1 lead after going a set down but the Serb came back effectively to force a decider.
In the deciding set, Musetti was down 4-5 and Kecmanovic had two match points, but the Italian found a way and won three games in a row to clinch the match. He finished with 51 winners and six of 13 break points converted. The 22-year-old was euphoric in victory as he took off his shirt and screamed in delight.
Lorenzo Musetti will face Brandon Nakashima in the US Open 2024 3R
Lorenzo Musetti has set up a third-round clash against Brandon Nakashima at the 2024 US Open. The American has cruised into the third round with two straight-set wins.
In the first round, Nakashima pulled off an upset by getting the better of 15th seed Holger Rune 6-2, 6-1, 6-4. In the second round, the 23-year-old defeated Frenchman Arthur Cazaux 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the third round of the US Open for the second time in his career.
The third-round clash at the New York Major will be the second encounter between Musetti and Nakashima. They previously locked horns in the second round of this season's Queen's Club Championships, with the Italian winning 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.
The winner of the match between Lorenzo Musetti and Brandon Nakashima will take on either fourth seed Alexander Zverev or Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the fourth round of US Open 2024.