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.

MELBOURNE: The new year hasn’t only brought about a new look for Olympic bronze medallist Lorenzo Musetti, but new kicks have also given the Italian player a pep in his step for the Australian Open.

In the Round of 32 at the Australian Open on Friday, Lorenzo Musetti (ranked No. 15) takes on Ben Shelton (No. 20).Shelton earned a four-set win over Pablo Carreno Busta (6-3, 6-3, 6-7, 6-4) in

Watch the match highlights between Denis Shapovalov & Lorenzo Musetti in Round 2 of the 2025 Australian Open Men's Singles Tournament Tennis.

Lorenzo Musetti got the Italians off to a strong start by reaching the third round in Melbourne for the first time with a 7-6(3) 7-6(6) 6-2 victory over Denis Shapovalov. Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, on a mission to become the first African and Arab woman to win ...

MONTREAL — Denis Shapovalov has withdrawn from Canada's upcoming Davis Cup tie against Hungary due to a back injury, Tennis Canada said Monday. The best-of-five first-round qualifier begins Saturday at IGA Stadium.

"I was fighting to not let that happen," the lefty said in Melbourne after avoiding a third straight loss to the Italian.

Learner Tien, 19, beats Corentin Moutet while Gael Monfils, 38, defeats fourth seed Taylor Fritz to reach the Australian Open fourth round.

Highlights of the fifth day of the Australian Open on Thursday (all times GMT): 1044 KEYS EDGES QUALIFIER RUSE American former U.S. Open finalist and 19th seed Madison Keys survived a second-set wobble to beat qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse 7-6(1) 2-6 7-5 and reach the third round.

Lorenzo Sonego will be Ben Shelton's quarterfinal opponent in Australian Open 2025. The two will lock horns for the third out, with their head-to-head currently tied at 1-1.

Lorenzo Sonego has qualified for the Round of 16 at the Australian Open. In the third round, the player from Piedmont defeated Hungarian Fabian Marozsan in four sets with scores of 6-7, 7-6,

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