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).

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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Ben Shelton expressed his relief at avoiding the 'fatherhood' of Lorenzo Musetti after overcoming the Italian for the first time in their three encounters. The 22-year-old American had lost both

Watch the match highlights between Ben Shelton & Lorenzo Musetti in Round 3 of the 2025 Australian Open Men's Singles Tournament Tennis.