By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday August 3, 2024
In relation to Olympic tennis, Paris is a particular place for Italy.
Lorenzo Musetti defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime on Court docket Philippe-Chatrier on Saturday to snap a 100-year drought for the Italian males. Musettiās 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 victory over the Canadian signifies that he turned the primary Italian to win a medal since Uberto de Morpurgo took bronze on the 1924 video games in Paris.
Paris 1924 š„Paris 2024 š„
Lorenzo Musetti is the primary Italian medalist since Uberto de Modpurgo at Paris 1924! š°ļø#Paris2024 | #Olympics | #tennis pic.twitter.com/ujSaXvoxD7
ā ITF (@ITFTennis) August 3, 2024
Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini may even take {hardware} on the Olympics. They’ll face Mirra Andreeva and Diana Shnaider within the girlsās doubles last on Sunday.
It has been a particular summer season for Musetti. He reached his maiden main semifinal at Wimbledon this yr, and went 12-3 total on grass with a semifinal in Stuttgart and a runner-up efficiency at Queen’s Membership. Then he switched to the clay and reached the ultimate in Umag earlier than heading to Paris.
Lorenzo Musetti, Olympic bronze medalist š„
WHAT A MOMENT. pic.twitter.com/LW5F5FMKah
ā Bastien Fachan (@BastienFachan) August 3, 2024
