Musetti skips Davis Cup: "Sorry to miss such an important event".

Lorenzo has been playing a lot since the French Open.

After an excellent season on grass, he reached the semi-finals at Wimbledon before taking Olympic bronze in Paris.

Clearly exhausted, the Italian has decided to take some time off and will not play in the Davis Cup group phase scheduled for September 12-15.

He explained his choice on social networks: "After a meeting with the captain, the team and the staff of the Italian Federation, we agreed on the decision not to be in Bologna for the Davis Cup.

It was a painful choice and I'm really sorry to miss such an important appointment with the Italian shirt, which I hold so dear.

I'm sure the boys and the team are ready for it, and I'll be cheering them on with the same passion with which I defended the Italian colors in Paris, and I hope to join my team-mates in Malaga."