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\n Musetti announces addition of this veteran coach to his team…<\/p>\n
Spanish coach has worked with handful of former Top 10 players<\/p>\n
December 08, 2025<\/p>\n
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Corinne Dubreuil\/ATP Tour<\/p>\n
Lorenzo Musetti is No. 8 in the PIF ATP Rankings.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n
Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> has added veteran coach Jose Perlas to his team, the Italian confirmed in an Instagram post Monday.<\/p>\n \n\u201cLet\u2019s start preparing for 2026,\u201d Musetti wrote<\/a>, captioning a photo of him with longtime coach Simone Tartarini, Perlas and fitness trainer Damiano Fiorucci. \u201cWelcome Jose \ud83d\udcaa.\u201d<\/p>\n \nPerlas boasts an extensive resum\u00e9, having coached a list of names including Carlos Moya<\/a>, Albert Costa<\/a>, Guillermo Coria<\/a>, Nicolas Almagro<\/a>, Juan Carlos Ferrero<\/a>, Janko Tipsarevic<\/a> and Fabio Fognini<\/a>, among others. Perlas most recently worked with Serbian Dusan Lajovic<\/a>. The Spaniard also captained his home country to the Davis Cup title in 2000 and 2004.<\/p>\n \nMusetti finished the 2025 season at No. 8 in the PIF ATP Rankings, tallying a 45-22 match record for the year, according to the Infosys ATP Win\/Loss Index. The 23-year-old competed at the Nitto ATP Finals<\/a> for the first time, gaining a spot in Turin following the withdrawal of Novak Djokovic<\/a>.<\/p>\n \nMusetti hit a career-high No. 6 in June following a standout clay-court swing. He reached his first ATP Masters 1000 final in Monte-Carlo and then advanced to the semi-finals in Madrid, Rome and at Roland Garros<\/a>, his first major semi-final appearance. Among his other results in 2025, Musetti reached the US Open<\/a> quarter-finals for the first time and was a finalist in Chengdu and Athens.<\/p>\n \nIn November, Musetti shared that he and his partner Veronica welcomed the birth of their second child<\/a>, Leandro. <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n