Excellent performance from Lorenzo Sonegowhich, when it first appearedATP Masters 1000 tournament in MadridHe beat the French expert from the qualifiers without many problems Richard Gasquet With a score of 6-2 7-5. Therefore he will be a friend Sony The opponent he will make his debut against Yannick kafir – who was seeded No. 1, enjoyed a first-round bye – in the Spanish capital.
Sonego defeats Gasquet
Flawless performance Sunigo, who started brightly by converting two break points earned and immediately going on a run of four games won in a row. Lost 4-0 Gasquet He managed to move the score, but continued to struggle in response, as Lorenzo left him nothing but crumbs and kept the last two service games scoreless, closing the segment with The fifth ace of the group.
In the second set, the Frenchman rebounded, made fewer mistakes and started to press Sony, who immediately ends up awarding three break points, however, is very good at canceling them out, leaving Transalpine without any chance. The group finds the Torino player having a little more difficulty even in the later service rounds, but overall it continues with great balance until the eleventh game, when Sunigo He takes a break from Providence on the second chance, then closes out the first time in the next round thanks to a wide shot Gasquet.
The fifth comparison is between Sinner and Sonego
So it will be kafir against Sunigo In the second roundATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid. The two friends and doubles partners will face each other for the fifth time in their careers, the first on clay, after Yannick won the previous four, all played last season. last year Sony He managed to take at least a set from South Tyrol on only one occasion, when the two met in the round of 16 of the ATP 500 tournament in Halle.
former:
- Montpellier 2023 ATP 250, quarter-finals, Sinner-Sonego: 6-4, 6-2
- Halle 2023 ATP 500, Round of 16, Sinner-Sonego: 6-7, 6-4, 6-4
- US Open 2023, second round, Siner-Sonego: 6-4, 6-2, 6-4
- Vienna 2023 ATP 500, round of 16, Sinner-Sonego: 6-2, 6-4
Siner did not lose in the Azzurri derby
Sunigo He would also have taboos that needed to be dispelled kafir. CIn fact, Anik has never lost an Italian derby in a main draw in the top circuitwon 12 out of 12 matches, starting with the final of the 2021 ATP 250 tournament in Melbourne in which he beat Stefano Travaglia. South Tyrol's successes have been mixed in the Azzurri derby Sunigo (He was beaten on four occasions), Lorenzo Musetti (twice), a job, Fabio Fognini, Frank Agamemnon, Gianluca Thin, Matteo Berrettini H Andrea Vavasuri. The last defeat in the Italian derby kafir It dates back to 2020, when Salvatore Caruso He eliminated him in qualifying for the Masters 1000 in Cincinnati.
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