In the midst of thrilling tennis matches and cheering fans in Bologna, Italy, something interesting is happening at the Davis Cup. It’s a celebration that started small but has now become a big deal in the tennis world. Lorenzo Musetti, the young Italian tennis player, just added to this excitement. Let’s take a closer look at the story behind the famous “phone celebration.”

The tennis world witnessed a moment of déjà vu as young Italian sensation Lorenzo Musetti resurrected the now-iconic phone celebration that had taken the sport by storm just a week ago at the US Open.

Fans react as Lorenzo Musetti brought the Novak Djokovic celebration back to the Davis Cup

In an exciting Davis Cup match in Bologna, Italy, something familiar happened as young Italian tennis player Lorenzo Musetti did a special celebration that had become famous just a week ago at the US Open. This celebration, first started by Ben Shelton and then copied by Novak Djokovic, has become a big deal in the tennis world.

As soon as Musetti continued the action, fans took to X, formerly known as twitter, and shared their comments on it.

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The post from The Tennis Letter read, “Lorenzo Musetti did the famous Ben Shelton/Novak Djokovic phone celebration after he won his match at the Davis Cup. The trend has started & it can’t be stopped.”

Some of the best fan reactions over the incident at Davis Cup Finals are as follows:

“Lorenzo Musetti bringing the Ben Shelton/Novak Djokovic phone celebration to the Davis Cup is pure tennis entertainment!”

“Trendsetter”

“I wish people would try to be more original and stop copying others…its embarrassing for Novak and Musetti to be honest…its like kids at school copying Ronaldo’s celebration…”

“Things are getting interesting”

“It’s the way of sports and trends. If it’s unique and good on the eyes, it catches on. Shelton may have to trade mark it, lol.”

“As the GOAT himself described the celebration, “it’s quite unique and original”. After he imitated Ben, the likes of Fognini Musetti have now gone on to copy Ben. Maybe, all those saying Novak did it to mock Ben, can now REST 🙄”

“It’s Ben’s celebration, not Novak’s!”

“Let’s be honest, it is a really cool celebration!”

But you’d be surprised to know that even Ben Shelton isn’t the creator of this celebratory move.

Where did the phone celebration come from?

Shelton, in a post-match press conference, shared that his inspiration came from the world of track and field, specifically from the sprinter and hurdler Grant Holloway. He explained that the gesture symbolized being extremely focused and ready to win.

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So, even though Ben Shelton didn’t start the phone celebration, he made it famous. Now, many tennis players are joining in on the fun. Whether it’s a friendly gesture or a little teasing, one thing is for sure: the phone celebration is here to stay in tennis, and fans are loving it.”

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