In a match that ended after midnight on Wednesday night (or Thursday morning), Lorenzo Musetti took out world No. 7 Alex de Minaur, 6-4, 6-2, to secure his spot in the quarterfinals of Madrid.
And that’s not the only spot he secured with the win.
He’ll now become the newest member of the Top 10 when the new ATP rankings come out next Monday, after Madrid, rising from No. 11 to at least No. 10 no matter what happens the rest of the week.
He’s currently at No. 9 on the ATP’s live rankings, with Daniil Medvedev and Casper Ruud—who are at No. 10 and No. 14, respectively—the only players who can pass his points. But since those two play each other in the quarterfinals, only one of them can possibly pass him, guaranteeing him at least No. 10.
He could go as high as No. 5 with a title, depending on other results.
Musetti will become the sixth Italian player to reach the Top 10 in ATP rankings history, which dates back to 1973.
ITALIANS TO REACH TOP 10 ON ATP RANKINGS:
- Adriano Panatta [ATP Top 10 debut in 1973]
- Corrado Barazzutti [ATP Top 10 debut in 1978]
- Fabio Fognini [ATP Top 10 debut in 2019]
- Matteo Berrettini [ATP Top 10 debut in 2019]
- Jannik Sinner [ATP Top 10 debut in 2021]
- Lorenzo Musetti [ATP Top 10 debut in 2025]
Also, Musetti—who was born in 2002—will be just the third man born in 2002 or later to reach the Top 10, after Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune, who were both born in 2003 and cracked the elite in 2022.
