AUSTRALIAN OPEN

January 20, 2026

Lorenzo Musetti

Press Conference

L. MUSETTI/R. Collignon

4-6, 7-6, 7-5, 3-2 (ret.)

THE MODERATOR: Lorenzo, well done. How did you turn it around? Collignon was very tough at the beginning of your first-round match here.

LORENZO MUSETTI: Well, yes, it was not an easy match, but I knew it before starting that Raphael was a really good player. Especially he's been doing really, really good in the past month, in the end of the year. So I knew it was a tough match.

The beginning I was struggling a bit to find the rhythm and to break a little bit the first match mood, but then afterwards, you know, I inverted a little bit the trend. I started to lead a little bit more with the forehand and especially with the serve.

That definitely helped me to go through the match.

THE MODERATOR: Questions.

Q. Lorenzo, can you just talk a little bit about how you are feeling physically and also just your preparation coming in and sort of what made you choose whether to play Hong Kong versus the United Cup coming into the tournament?

LORENZO MUSETTI: Well, yeah, we choose to play Hong Kong, because it's a place where I've been many times and that I knew the condition. I knew that I like to kind of separate the flight, because for us it's really far away.

I prefer, you know, to go there to play. I knew the condition. I like the city, and I feel pretty comfortable there. It was a good tournament for me.

So physically I feel good. I had one week to prepare after Hong Kong, so definitely feeling good physically, and body is feeling well, also, after matchup today.