Lorenzo Musetti in the semi-finals in Monte Carlo: Tsitsipas defeated, challenge with de Minaur

Lorenzo Mustetti bat Stefanos Tsitsipas and flies to the semi-final where today (14.30pm live on Sky) he will meet the Australian alex deminaur, number 10 in the world ranking. We are at the Monte Carlo Masters and this success represents a real novitiate for the tennis player from Carrara. In his career he had never gone so far in an ATP 1000 tournament, just as in the previous five he had never defeated the Greek. This sixth occasion also seemed to go like all the others after a first set in which the Italian had won only one game. Then something changed. "It was a very tough match - explained Musetti at the end of the match - also because he is very strong on clay and has won three times here. I managed to take it home with a lot of support from the public and my box. I am very proud of this".

Musetti also explains the reasons for the false start and the subsequent reaction. "During the first point of the match I felt a pain in my foot and called the doctor to understand better. This difficulty confused me a bit".

For the record, the match ended with the score of 1-6 6-3 6-4 and thanks to this success this afternoon he will face that de Minaur who yesterday eliminated (6-0 6-0) the Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov, number 18 in the world. "Let's believe" is the writing with which the Carrara native took leave of the playing field, making his fans excited, starting with his partner Veronica Confalonieri.

The other semifinal (13pm live on Sky) will be an all-Spanish derby with Carlos Alcaraz facing Alejandro Davidovic Fokina. Yesterday Alcaraz struggled against the Frenchman Arthur Fils (4-6 5-7 3-6), while everything was smoother for Fokina who beat the Australian Alexei Popyrin with a dry 6-3 6-2.

After her divorce with Renzo Furlan, finally, Jasmine Paolini has passed under the “guidance” of Marc Lopez. The 42-year-old Spaniard, former tennis player and for years on Rafael Nadal’s staff is the new coach of the number one in Italian women’s tennis.

Finally, yesterday, Jannik Sinner surprisingly took part in the Sports Gala at the Kursaal in Merano, the traditional event of Sporthilfe, the support association for young athletes from South Tyrol. In a great mood, the guest of honor retraced the stages of his young, but above all dizzying career. "The fun is always the same, while dreams change. As soon as you realize one, the next one is born", commented the 24-year-old.