Mazzata for Musetti: fury against Italian tennis player after Australian Open loss to Shelton. Heavy words from the former champion
Lorenzo Musetti at the Australian Open, was thrown out by Shelton, one of the most exuberant players in the tournament. And this to some Italian, who understands a lot about tennis, did not really go down well. And he commented on the defeat in this way.
Shelton’s attitude on the court on some occasions is mistaken for arrogance: there are some details that also clash with what is usually the character of this sport, where everyone, or almost everyone, is a friend and where everyone at the end compliments the opponent without leaving room for controversy or dross. And it is also for that reason that tennis is beloved. That said, against Musetti, Shelton on many occasions indulged in very heated exultations after a point. And this, Adriano Panatta, did not really digest.
Bashing for Musetti: Panatta didn’t let him have it
At Il Tennis Italiana’s podcast “La Telefonata,” Adriana Panatta scolded Musetti: “I got mad at him. Every ball he talks to the coach. But what do they have to say to each other? An argument every point.” In short, an attitude that of the azure that Panatta evidently did not like at all. And then, the former blue champion himself “lashed out” at the opponent who got the better of him at the end of the match.
“Shelton, on the other hand, is ugly, obnoxious, vulgar. Then he wears a tank top and you can’t look at him. Every time all these theatrics, he’s unbearable. Such a vulgar guy I have never seen on the court. He has a good serve, the rest is vulgarity.” Confirming this very over-the-top attitude, the tennis player at the end of the match against Musetti spoke this way, “I had a lot of great victories in this stadium, in the John Cain Arena. I have never lost here. I will definitely enjoy this win for the next day and a half. I was down 2-0 in direct comparisons with Musetti before today. In the Tour we say if someone beats you three times in a row, it’s your father.” Never to be denied…
