Updated 31st October 2024
Lorenzo Musetti is an Italian player with a career-high singles ATP ranking of World No 15 from 2023. But what is Lorenzo Musetti’s racquet?
Lorenzo Musetti’s Racquet
Lorenzo Musetti’s racquet is painted like a Boom Pro, which he did try for a while but it’s actually an Extreme Tour pro stock called PT 348.1. The PT stands for a different layup than the standard Extreme Tour which is called TGT 348.1. It supposedly flexes differently, but that’s hard to say without actually testing and measuring the frame.
What you can say about both the Extreme Tour and the Boom Pro is that they are fairly similar racquets. A while back, Nikki Roenn and I compared the Radical MP vs the Extreme Tour and found them fairly similar, with more power and spin potential for the Extreme but with a more consistent string bed for the Radical.
The Boom Pro is even more lively than the Extreme Tour. The string bed offers more movement and the racquet generally plays more powerful than the Extreme. This is likely what Musetti found when he tested them both side by side.
Specifications
Sadly, we don’t know the exact specifications of Lorenzo Musetti’s racquet except for that it weighs 320 grams unstrung. Swing weight and balance remains. If you know these things, don’t hesitate to contact us. He strings the racquet with a combination of HEAD Hawk Touch in the mains and HEAD Lynx Tour in the crosses.
You can buy the HEAD Extreme Tour at Tennis Warehouse and Tennis Warehouse Europe at discounted prices right now.
Biography and Career
Lorenzo Musetti was born on 3rd March 2002 in Carrara, Tuscany, Italy.
The Italian had an outstanding junior career, reaching two major junior finals, including winning the 2019 Boys Australian Open title. He also reached number 1 in the ITF Junior rankings.
Musetti burst onto the pro tour in 2020 as a 17-year-old, winning two qualifying rounds to reach the main draw of the ATP 500 tournament in Dubai. He subsequently lost to Andrey Rublev in the first round.
Breakthrough in 2020
At the 2020 Rome Masters tournament, he had his first breakthrough on the pro tour, defeating Stan Wawrinka and Kei Nishikori on his way to reaching the round of 16.
By doing so, he became the first tennis player born in 2002 to win a match on the ATP Tour.
He backed up this spectacular result the following week with some impressive wins at the ATP Challenger in Forli, Italy, defeating seasoned names such as Frances Tiafoe, Andreas Seppi and Lloyd Harris to reach the semi-final.
Musetti then defeated Thiago Monteiro in two tight tiebreaks to win his first Challenger title at 18.
The Italian ended his stellar 2020 at a career-high of 128 in singles.
In March 2021, Lorenzo Musetti broke into the top 100 for the first time as he reached the semi-final of ATP 500 event in Acapulco, Mexico.
Musetti defeated Diego Schwartzman to record his first top 10 win. He backed up this result by knocking out Frances Tiafoe and Grigor Dimitrov back to back before losing out to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semi-final. With this result, Musetti flew up the ATP singles rankings to a then-career high of 94.
Musetti continued his rise, making the semi-final of the ATP 250 event in Lyon. He recorded another set of impressive wins defeating Felix Auger-Aliassime, Sebastian Korda and Aljaz Bedene before losing to Stefanos Tsitsipas again.
It felt like only a matter of time before the young Italian converted his winning on the ATP Tour to the Majors.
Major success
In his first major main draw appearance at the 2021 French Open, Musetti showed the tennis world why he had been tipped to become one of the next great players.
He upset 13th seed David Goffin in three sets in the first round. In the second round, he dispatched world number 57 Yoshihito Nishioka, in straight sets to set up an all-Italian clash with former French Open semi-finalist Marco Cecchinato.
Musetti overcame Cecchinato in a tough five-set battle to progress to the fourth round of a major for the first time in his young career.
Facing the world number 1 Novak Djokovic, Musetti conjured up some outstanding tennis, hitting some incredible one-handed backhands and delicate drop shots to rattle Djokovic and take two sets to love lead.
Although Musetti couldn’t sustain his level, ultimately losing in five sets, his performance showed his talent and ability to take on one of the best players in the world on the biggest stages in tennis.
Next Gen Star
Musetti concluded his 2021 season by participating in the Next-Gen Finals in Milan, Italy. The tournament sees the top 8 ATP players aged 21 or under battle it out to be crowned the best young player.
The Italian defeated Hugo Gaston in the group stages but lost his two other matches to Sebastian Baez and Sebastian Korda.
He ended 2021 ranked 59th in the world in singles.
Coming off a stellar season for the young Italian, there was much hope that Musetti would continue to fly up the rankings and crack the top 50.
Tough start to 2022
However, he began 2022 with two consecutive losses to Taro Daniel at the ATP 250 event in Adelaide and to Alex de Minaur in the first round of the Australian Open.
He did make the quarter-final of the ATP 500 event in Rotterdam but struggled for match wins during the post-Australian Open hard court swing.
By the time the clay court season was up and running, Musetti once again reminded the tennis world why he reached the fourth round of Roland Garros in 2021.
Clay is his favorite surface
At the Monte-Carlo Masters event, he made the round of 16, defeating Felix Auger Aliassime along the way for his second top 10 win.
He continued this form and made the round of 16 at the subsequent two events he played, the Barcelona Open and the Madrid Masters.
Floating around the rankings between 50 and 60, Musetti was once again unseeded for the French Open.
He faced world number 4, Stefanos Tsitsipas, in the first round. In a near mirror image performance to his match against Djokovic in 2021, the Italian went two sets to love up before losing considerably in five sets.
This performance showed flashes of Musetti’s brilliant tennis, but his inability to sustain it over a long period to win.
First ATP Tour title
After a few inconsistent months, which saw him accumulate a 4-match losing streak and drop down the rankings, Musetti bounced back to win his first ATP title at the Hamburg Open.
By defeating Alacarz in the final, the 20-year-old Italian recorded his third top 10 victory and reached a career-high of 31 on the ATP Singles rankings.
The most surprising part of Musetti’s title win was that he won the final in three sets after Alcaraz saved a miraculous five championship points in the second set.
It looked like another repeat of Musetti’s past performances, losing after winning the first set. This time, however, he didn’t fade and claimed victory on his 6th championship point, winning 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-4.
As of today Musetti is ranked 16 in the world and he has won two ATP titles (Naples and Hamburg).
Is the hype deserved?
Tipped as one of the best future players on the ATP, there is a lot of hype around the Italian. His smooth shot on both the forehand and one-handed backhand and his all-round court craftiness make him an exciting player.
He possesses a skill set that can match the very best we have seen in the sport. His volleys are superb and he has a deadly drop shot in his locker. This is something that is rarely seen in young players.
Info and Stats
- Plays right-handed with one-handed backhand
- Current ranking: 16
- Total prize money (singles and doubles): $7,600,057
- Tennis inspiration: Roger Federer
- Favorite surface: clay
- Favorite shot: forehand
- Coach: Simone Tartarini
Serve Stats
| Category | Statistic |
| Aces | 795 |
| Double Faults | 469 |
| 1st Serve Success Rate | 64% |
| 1st Serve Points Won | 70% |
| 2nd Serve Points Won | 52% |
| Break Points Faced | 1448 |
| Break Points Saved | 59% |
| Service Games Played | 2774 |
| Service Games Won | 78% |
| Total Service Points Won | 63% |
Return Stats
| Category | Statistic |
| 1st Serve Return Points Won | 30% |
| 2nd Serve Return Points Won | 51% |
| Break Point Opportunities | 1597 |
| Break Points Converted | 40% |
| Return Games Played | 2778 |
| Return Games Won | 23% |
| Total Return Points Won | 38% |
| Total Points Won | 50% |
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9 comments
Funny, when I watched Musetti play in Hamburg yesterday, I thought to myself that the head shape of his racquet didn’t look like a Boom since was too round!
if only we were pros and could get a 320g extreme tour with more flex…
fantastic play by musetti
Exactly!
Please let us know what are the benefits of using shaped poly in the crosses. Thank you
320G with more flex, try the 2022 Völkl V-Cell 10 320g
I have mine with lead at 3-9 o’clock and leather grip with overgrip. Total weight 345g swing weight 329, 5 pts head light. Full bed of Völkl cyclone 17 @ 49 lbs. Amazing all around racquet with striking color way .
Would you say that the Boom Pro is a slightly less demanding version of the Extreme Tour (which is what I think I need…)? I am concerned about the extra Boom power, but I suppose that can be toned down with string tension.
With Alex B above, I would also like to know why use a shaped (or textured for that matter) string as a cross – with a round poly in the mains
It’s counterintuitive and certainly runs counter to the practice and understanding of most rec/club players, for whom the shaped main grabs the ball and the smooth/slippery round cross just facilitates the main string sliding along it while supporting snapback.
The shaped cross would seem to impede that sliding of the main string
Possibly, since most pros don’t seem to like shaped strings, he doesn’t want the Lynx Tour in the main grabbing the ball – but he likes LT’s feel and snapback profile and so uses it in the cross?
Surprised he can use Hawk Touch in the mains. I have strung for juniors who break even its thicker gauges within a couple of hours at most. Sinner uses it too but he hits a bit flatter most of the time.
Regarding his choice of strings.
Shaped/textured string in cross offer better control as it help catch the ball by/bc less surface to ball, this before the energy return happens. Just think of how you catch a ball with fingers slightly open.
it also offers better slide for the main string as round string main is going to have less surface to make friction on and the shaped string deform less being pressured by the main.
The stiffer Lynx Tour also helps the round softer Hawk Touch with durability and by taming the power bc LT absorbs more impact energy.