The 22-year-old came back from 3-0 down in the first set and 4-1 down in the second to notch the 18th victory of his career over a top-20-ranked opponent.
He joins Matteo Arnaldi and world number three Jannik Sinner in the last 16, making it the first time three Italians have got so far in a men’s singles Masters 1000 tournament on hard courts.
“It was my best performance of the last few months,” Musetti said.
“I feel like I did everything right and found the real Lorenzo on the court in terms of maturity, decision-making and physicality.
“I felt good, and I took on a player whose characteristics are perhaps the prototype of a player that I don’t like.
“I enjoyed it, I didn’t make many unforced errors, not many bad decisions ... I had fun.”
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