Panatta unfiltered with Tsitsipas: "He's not an intelligent player, he hits hard without thinking unlike Musetti"

Arthur Millot

le 14/04/2025 à 13h06

1 min to read

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Tsitsipas was defeated by Musetti in the Monte-Carlo quarterfinals (1-6, 6-3, 6-4). A three-time winner in the last five editions, the Greek left the Monaco tournament prematurely.

Ranked down to 19th in the world, the 26-year-old player is experiencing more challenging times.

In the podcast "La Telefonata", Adriano Panatta discussed the case of the Dubai winner. The former Italian player also draws a comparison with Musetti, finalist in the Principality:

"In tennis, there are intelligent players like Albert Einstein and others who are not. That's not the case with Tsitsipas. He's the type of player who hits hard, without thinking.

Musetti, on the other hand, is someone who thinks and then gets confused because he has too many solutions, but he thinks and plays a reasoned tennis at the core.

Lorenzo is a talented defender with attacking flashes that he could use more often. So Musetti is Albert Einstein, Tsitsipas absolutely not.

But this young player has a flaw he needs to improve: when needed, he remains too static in his movements. In my opinion, he stays too stable and it annoys me because he has some mobility.

He has the top 10 within reach because he has great talent and an incredible variety of shots."