"The strongest" - Lorenzo Musetti's girlfriend Veronica revels in pride as Italian's Wimbledon 2024 campaign comes to end at SF
Lorenzo Musetti's girlfriend Veronica Confalonieri has expressed pride at the 22-year-old's Wimbledon 2024 campaign. Musetti lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the semifinal at the London Major.
The Italian had an impressive grass-court campaign reaching the semifinals and finals of the BOSS Open and Queen's Club Championship respectively. However, his journey culminated in his maiden Major semifinal, falling to the World No. 2 Djokovic, who dominated from the get-go and won the match 6-4, 7-6 (7), 6-4, thus reaching his 37th Grand Slam final.
Musetti exited Wimbledon on a positive note, sharing an Instagram post featuring him while leaving the center court. He added a caption, writing:
"GRAZIE for everything 💚💜 @wimbledon A special week for me comes to an end ….time to 🔋 and keep going this way."
Moreover, Musetti's girlfriend Veronica Confalonieri, who was also present in London supporting her partner, also reacted to the post and wrote:
"The strongest," (translated from Italian).
Lorenzo Musetti and Veronica Confalonieri made their relationship public in 2022 through social media. Confalonieri works as a professional graphic designer for Sky Sports Italy and has also done modeling in the past. The duo often share their dating life on social media platforms and welcomed their first child earlier in March this year.
"He deserved to win" - Lorenzo Musetti on Novak Djokovic after Wimbledon exit
Speaking at the press conference after his semifinal clash, Lorenzo Musetti praised Novak Djokovic, saying he had never faced him in such form before, adding that his style was well-suited to grass.
"As I was saying to his team in the locker, I think this was the seventh time that we were playing each other. I never faced a Nole like this. Today I was really impressed. Probably it was our first meeting on grass so I never face him on grass but I think his tennis really fit very well on this surface," he said.
The Italian further lauded Djokovic's return game and his serving, adding that he couldn't break his opponent's serve despite having opportunities in the second set.
"Especially how he returns, it’s like kind of a joke. Today was really a joke at the end how he was returning. Of course also in the important points, he was playing really well. Especially in the second set at the end I had chances to break him but he was serving really well. He deserved to win," he added.
The semifinal at Wimbledon marked the seventh meeting between Musetti and Djokovic. The Serb extended his head-to-head advantage to 6-1 against Musetti. With the win, Djokovic will face Carlos Alcaraz in the Wimbledon 2024 final on Sunday, July 14.