The Italian tennis player showed up at the Australian Open with his famously lengthy locks sheared, and he wound up winning his first-round match by a hair.

Highlights of the seventh day of the Australian Open on Saturday (all times GMT): 0904 SHELTON KNOCKS OUT MUSETTI Lorenzo Musetti was sent packing by American 21st seed Ben Shelton, who beat the Italian 16th seed 6-3 3-6 6-4 7-6(5).

MELBOURNE, Australia — Lorenzo Musetti's man bun is a thing of the ... 7-6 (5), 6-3 at Melbourne Park. Gone were the strands that dangled nearly to his shoulders under a backward white hat ...

Italy’s Lorenzo Musetti hits a return against Italy’s Matteo Arnaldi ... 6 minutes to get past countryman Matteo Arnaldi 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3 at Melbourne Park. Gone were the strands that dangled nearly to his shoulders under a backward white ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Lorenzo Musetti’s man bun is a thing of the ... 7-6 (5), 6-3 at Melbourne Park. Gone were the strands that dangled nearly to his shoulders under a backward white ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Lorenzo Musetti's man bun is a thing of the ... 7-6 (5), 6-3 at Melbourne Park.

The Italian player showed up to Melbourne with his famously lengthy locks sheared, and needed over four hours to get to the second round.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Lorenzo Musetti's man bun is a thing of the ... 7-6 (5), 6-3 at Melbourne Park. Advertisement Article continues below this ad Gone were the strands that dangled ...

When the American is on form, his tennis looks like a flurry of winners and good times. But he's more interested in running the numbers.

Ben Shelton reached the semifinals at the 2025 Australian Open after defeating Lorenzo Musetti, Gael Monfils and Lorenzo Sonego in sequence. The American ace has grown considerably compared to last year from all points of view and seems ready to achieve a very prestigious result even in a Grand Slam tournament.

There are three American men aged 23 and under in the second week of a Grand Slam. That hasn't happened since 2003

Monfils joined Roger Federer as the only men to achieve this age-defying feat, before Svitolina eliminated No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini later in the day.