{"id":641909,"date":"2025-11-12T12:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/?p=641909"},"modified":"2025-11-12T12:44:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-12T11:44:06","slug":"mentally-its-killing-me-alex-de-minaur-makes-crushing-revelation-after-nitto-atp-finals-2025-loss-to-lorenzo-musetti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/mentally-its-killing-me-alex-de-minaur-makes-crushing-revelation-after-nitto-atp-finals-2025-loss-to-lorenzo-musetti\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Mentally It\u2019s Killing Me\u2019 &#8211; Alex de Minaur Makes Crushing Revelation After Nitto ATP Finals 2025 Loss to Lorenzo Musetti"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World No. 7 Alex de Minaur provided a brutally honest take after losing to Lorenzo Musetti in three sets at the Nitto <a href=\"https:\/\/theplayoffs.news\/en\/tennis\/\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>ATP Finals<\/a> 2025 on Tuesday. The Australian had a 5-3 advantage in the deciding set and served for the match at 5-4, before collapsing to defeat. The home favorite Italian rallied towards the dying stages to produce a scintillating 7-5 3-6 7-5 victory in the Jimmy Connors Group.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lorenzo Musetti&rsquo;s reaction after beating Alex de Minaur at the ATP Finals<br><br>Huge forehand to finish it<br><br>He shakes his head &amp; bends to his knees<br><br>The crowd goes NUTS<br><br>Down 3-5 in the 3rd<br><br>A comeback that&rsquo;ll be talked about in Turin for a long time &#127470;&#127481;&#129401;<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dR9oJCFgOJ\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/dR9oJCFgOJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/1988377386459787775?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>The 26-year-old is now 0-5 at the season-ending championships across his two appearances. Although the tournament has been far from encouraging for de Minaur thus far, the 7th seed can still advance to the knockout rounds with a straight sets win over American Taylor Fritz in his deciding round robin fixture, and if Carlos Alcaraz overpowers Musetti later on Thursday.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Incredible De Minaur vs Musetti Finale &#129327; | Nitto ATP Finals 2025\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PiFhmL9yhXc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>In late July, de Minaur won his solitary title of the 2025 season at the Citi DC Open in Washington. Apart from this, the Aussie also reached the final in Rotterdam, and semifinals at Monte Carlo, Beijing and Vienna. This has given him an impressive win-loss record of 55-23 (including the loss vs Musetti) so far. Yet, de Minaur&rsquo;s record against Top-10 players will leave him deeply concerned.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alex de Minaur Addresses Struggles Against Top Players in Brutally Honest Take<\/h2><p>It was a match that involved multiple shifts in momentum throughout the 2 hours and 47 minutes. Musetti adopted a court position behind the baseline to capitalize on de Minaur&rsquo;s lack of firepower in groundstroke exchanges. From being able to use the pace of his opponents, the Australian was forced to take matters into his own hands and create openings. After some thrilling exchanges, the Paris Olympic bronze medalist broke late in the set to take it 7-5.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ABSOLUTELY INSANE &#129327;&#128079;<br><br>Musetti and De Minaur produce the POINT OF THE WEEK!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NittoATPFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>#NittoATPFinals<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/42A81qUf7l\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>pic.twitter.com\/42A81qUf7l<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Tennis TV (@TennisTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TennisTV\/status\/1988368855719440884?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p>There were a plethora of captivating rallies during this match-up, as de Minaur and Musetti kept the crowd entertained. Both players moved one another from side to side, and the encounter went down to the wire. Down 3-5 in the third set, Musetti used the home advantage to eke out some extra energy and turn the tide. From de Minaur&rsquo;s point of view, it was his 16th consecutive loss against a Top-10 opponent (not including Laver Cup).<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Strong words from De Minaur following heartbreaking Musetti defeat: \"If I really want to be serious about taking the next step in my career, these matches, I can't lose them. I just can't. It feels like I've lost a lot of them this year. I mean, more than anything, it's getting&hellip;<\/p>&mdash; Sam Jacot (@samjacot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samjacot\/status\/1988383293109117228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" class=\"trk-cta-link\" data-cta-trk='{\"ctaType\":\"Link\",\"ctaSubType\":\"main\"}'>November 11, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure><p><em>&ldquo;If I really want to be serious about taking the next step in my career, these matches, I can&rsquo;t lose them,&rdquo; <\/em>laid out the Australian. <em>&ldquo;It feels like I&rsquo;ve lost a lot of them this year. More than anything, it&rsquo;s getting to a point where mentally it&rsquo;s killing me&hellip; I just [need to] win these matches. It&rsquo;s something that if it doesn&rsquo;t get sorted, it&rsquo;s going to eat me alive.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p><p>Will Alex de Minaur be able to regain the physical and mental intensity to take down Taylor Fritz in the final round robin encounter? Only time will tell.<\/p><p><em>(Image Credits: Geoff Burke, Imagn Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-layout mm-layout-type-post mm-layout-slot4\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian is currently 0-2 at the 2025 ATP Finals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":641913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mux_skip_reasons":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4770],"tags":[5688,4917,4948,5053,10098,4953,4936],"class_list":["post-641909","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tennis","tag-alex-de-minaur","tag-atp","tag-carlos-alcaraz","tag-lorenzo-musetti","tag-nitto-atp-finals","tag-taylor-fritz","tag-tennis"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>&lsquo;Mentally It&rsquo;s Killing Me&rsquo; 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