Lorenzo Musetti fires back at Alexander Zverev’s Italian Open criticism with blunt response

Tennis star Lorenzo Musetti has an audacious reply to Alexander Zverev's remarks about their Italian Open quarterfinal clash. The top two ATP stars last faced off in the final eight rounds of the Rome Masters 1000 tournament, where the Italian star defeated Zverev and ended his title defense run. The fans were shocked after witnessing the German star and world number two losing this easy game against the homeboy.

After losing the quarterfinal game, Alexander Zverev was seen taking a dig at his opponent, Lorenzo Musetti. The 28-year-old tennis star stated that Musetti depends on opponents' mistakes and relies on his defense over his other skills. Zverev also affirmed that he suffered a defeat due to different playing conditions.

The world number two stated that the tennis balls used in Rome are big. He wasn't even able to hit the winners and failed to play his aggressive game, losing this crucial encounter. Later, star player Coco Gauff also joined him and slammed the playing conditions here, making them struggle a lot on this clay court.

"Of course, for me, for my game style, today was not easy because at the end of the day, I'm still somebody who tries to play aggressively. That's how it is. It's difficult to get free points today. I think he plays similarly when he plays on clay all the time. He depends a lot on defense. He depends a lot on the mistakes of other opponents," Zverev said.

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Lorenzo Musetti crashed out of the Italian Open 2025

Now, Italian star Lorenzo Musetti has also hit back at Zverev's remarks. Meanwhile, Musetti crashed out of the Rome Masters after losing his semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz.

"Does he think I'm too cautious? If he wants, he can do it too. We also played on other surfaces, and the result was the same," Lorenzo Musetti said.

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