Rome, 26 Jan. (LaPresse) – ‘I feel very proud and happy.’ So said a smiling Lorenzo Musetti after his three-set victory over Taylor Fritz, which propels him to the quarter-finals for the first time in his career at the Australian Open. "We've played Fritz many times. The last time in Turin, he won. Today I played with a different mindset. My serve worked very well, and from that point of view, I played one of my best matches today,‘ explained the Carrarese player, interviewed by former world number one Jim Courier, two-time champion in Melbourne and two-time champion at Roland Garros. ’I've improved a lot on my serve, I try to be more aggressive with my forehand, use my variations to control the game, open up the court and command with my forehand. Before, I played too far back, I was a bit passive in the exchange. Now I feel more energetic and aggressive, my coach always tries to push me to take control of the game," analysed the Italian, who has reached at least the quarter-finals in all the Slams.
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