{"id":473177,"date":"2026-02-13T21:52:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/473177\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T21:52:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T21:52:17","slug":"lorenzo-musettis-magic-earns-januarys-hot-shot-of-the-month-award-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/473177\/","title":{"rendered":"Lorenzo Musetti’s magic earns January’s Hot Shot of the Month award | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hot Shot of Month
\n Musetti’s magic earns January’s Hot Shot of the Month award<\/p>\n

Italian whips banana forehand winner in Hong Kong semi-final<\/p>\n

February 12, 2026<\/p>\n

\"Lorenzo<\/p>\n

ATP Tour<\/p>\n

Lorenzo Musetti wins January’s Hot Shot of the Month presented by Yokohama award for his flair in Hong Kong.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

Lorenzo Musetti<\/a> knows how to put his flair to devastating effect, and one of his latest moments of magic has earned him January\u2019s Hot Shot of the Month presented by Yokohama.<\/p>\n

Trailing by a set against Andrey Rublev<\/a> in their Hong Kong semi-final, the 23-year-old Italian went searching for a spark \u2014 and found it in spectacular style. Musetti whipped a wicked banana forehand that swerved outside the tramlines before bending back in and landing for a clean winner.<\/p>\n

That flash of brilliance proved the turning point. Musetti surged back to claim a three-set victory, levelling his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Rublev at 1-1 and launching his season with a run to his ninth ATP Tour final.<\/p>\n

Musetti claimed the fan-voted award ahead of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/a>, Brandon Nakashima<\/a> and Cameron Norrie<\/a>. Stay tuned to see what February has in store for the ATP Tour\u2019s next round of jaw-dropping hot shots.<\/p>\n

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