Turin, Jan. 24 (LaPresse) – "I was prepared to fight until the end, we knew it was going to be a very hot day. At the beginning, I couldn't find my rhythm in the rallies, I was far from the court. But I kept a great mentality and thanks to my excellent physical condition, I managed to turn the match around.“ Lorenzo Musetti said this, satisfied after his five-set victory over Tomas Machac at the Australian Open. ”I'm happy that this match is over," he emphasized. “In the first set, at one point I was serving like my mother (I love you, Mom…), but I managed to find my movement again, not to rush, thanks in part to a higher ball toss,” added the Tuscan, the third Italian in the Open era with at least one eighth-final appearance in all the Slams, after Jannik Sinner and Matteo Berrettini. The last part of the fifth set was played with the roof closed, when the heat reached critical levels according to the parameters identified by the organizers. “With the roof closed, it was much better in the end, but we had already been playing for four hours. We both managed to maintain a very high level of athleticism. Tomas moves very well, but I found a way to beat him, and that's the most important thing,” Musetti concluded.