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Musetti’s Magic Wins January Hot Shot of the Month Award
Italy wins with banana forehand in Hong Kong semi-finals
February 12, 2026
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Lorenzo Musetti has been awarded January’s Hot Shot of the Month by the Yokohama Awards for his talent in Hong Kong.
Written by ATP Staff
Lorenzo Musetti knows how to use his talents to devastating effect and one of his latest magic moments has earned him January’s Hot Shot from Yokohama.
Trailing a set to Andrey Rublev in the Hong Kong semifinals, the 23-year-old Italian went looking for a spark and found it in stunning fashion. Musetti hit a wicked banana forehand that swerved off the tram line before curling back and landing for a clean win.
That flash proved the turning point. Musetti fought back to win in three sets to level his Lexus ATP head-to-head series with Rublev at 1-1 and start his new season with a ninth ATP Tour final.
Musetti won the fan-voted award ahead of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Brandon Nakajima and Cameron Norrie. Stay tuned for the next round of eye-popping events on the ATP Tour to see what’s in store in February.
