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 ...

There are three American men aged 23 and under in the second week of a Grand Slam. That hasn't happened since 2003

Swiatek, who agreed to accept a one-month suspension in a doping case late last year, owns four trophies from the French Open and one from the U.S. Open. She's never been beyond the semifinals in Australia; she lost in that round to Danielle Collins in 2022. A year ago, Swiatek was upset in the third round by teenager Linda Noskova.

Monfils joined Roger Federer as the only men to achieve this age-defying feat, before Svitolina eliminated No. 4 seed Jasmine Paolini later in the day.

Gael Monfils has often been blamed for not taking full advantage of his talent during his career. Indeed, the French veteran could have achieved more prestigious results although he played in the same era as legends such as Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.