"Tough to speak" - Lorenzo Musetti breaks down in tears after fulfilling childhood dream of reaching Wimbledon QF

Lorenzo Musetti was overwhelmed with emotions and broke down in tears as he fulfilled his childhood dream of reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon 2024. This is the first time in his career that the Italian has reached the quarterfinal stage.

Musetti defeated Constant Lestienne in the first round 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-2, 6-2 to set up an all-Italian clash against Luciano Darderi in the second round. Musetti prevailed 6-4, 4-6, 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-4 in what was a close encounter. In the third round, the World No. 25 knocked out Francisco Comesana with a 6-2, 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-3 win. He then defeated Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the fourth round, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2.

After the match, the Italian got emotional during the on-court interview as he finally fulfilled his childhood dream of reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon 2024.

"It's tough for me to get emotional but today I think I will. I have been dreaming about this moment since… (sorry)…. I was a kid, I always had a family, really beautiful family, who always supported me in chasing my dream… It's tough to speak," Lorenzo Musetti said, fighting back tears.

Lorenzo Musetti: "Becoming a father, a lot of things happened...... needed more time to find balance in everything"

Lorenzo Musetti at Wimbledon 2024

In the on-court interview after his fourth-round match, Lorenzo Musetti talked about going through a challenging year off-court, with his girlfriend Veronica Confalonieri getting pregnant and giving birth to the couple's first child, Ludovico.

He said that with all the changes happening around him, he needed a little more time to find a balance between his personal and professional life. He added that he was happy that he did not stop persevering.

"It has been almost an year, really challenging, with a lot of new experiences, with pregnancy of my girlfriend, and becoming a father, a lot of things happened and changed so probably I needed more time to find balance on everything but I am really happy because I never stopped working and never stopped believing," Musetti said.

The 22-year-old thanked the people closest to him, such as his family and his team for pushing him to get better results.

"My team, my family, the people around, people that I love and that I care, pushing me to do better and these are the results," he added.

Lorenzo Musetti will fight it out against either Taylor Fritz or Alexander Zverev for a place in the semifinals at Wimbledon.