Italian tennis player Lorenzo Musetti, ranked 25th in the world, qualified this Wednesday for the first time for the semi-finals of a Grand Slam, by defeating North American Taylor Fritz, ranked 12th in the world, in the quarter-finals of Wimbledon, 3-2. .
Musetti beat Fritz, on the grass of the All England Club, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-2, 3-6 and 6-1, in three hours and 27 minutes, to set up a meeting. with Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, in second place in the hierarchy, in the ‘mids’.
The Serbian, record holder of wins in Grand Slam tournaments (24) and Wimbledon champion in 2011, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022, took advantage of the injury withdrawal of Australian Alex De Minaur to continue seeking the eight equal title. of Swiss record holder Roger Federer.