The Italian has three tattoos total on his body. In addition, he has an anchor that symbolizes the value of his family and a quotation from his coach that reads, “Il meglio deve ancora venire,” which translates to “the best is yet to come.”
In the second semifinal match of Friday, the 22-year-old—who became a father in March—will try to use that motto to his advantage against seven-time Wimbledon winner Novak Djokovic.
This year’s Queen’s finalist Musetti has experienced a wild ride leading up to his first-ever Grand Slam second week.
He defeated 13th seed Taylor Fritz in a thrilling quarterfinal encounter that lasted three hours and 27 minutes. He has won three of his matches this fortnight in four sets and the other two in five.
The spectators on Court One swiftly took the Italian side, admiring both his intense celebration of victory and his strong and resilient performance.
The 25th seed will probably have even more support when he takes the court for the first time on Friday because he is the underdog.
In the meantime, Djokovic will be hoping for a more positive response after criticizing certain spectators for being disrespectful with their jeers during his victory over Holger Rune in the fourth round.
