Sonego beats Aliassime in Dubai and is in the quarter-finals. Now Zverev

Sonego Show in Dubai. Torino player No. 67 in the world was eliminated in two sets 7-6 (4) and 6-4 Felix Auger-Aliassime, No. 9 in the rankings in just under two hours. The Turin player, who for the first time managed to beat the Canadian after two defeats, was almost perfect. Lorenzo does well in the first set. It misses very little and is tactically perfect. “I tried to be as aggressive as possible,” said Lorenzo after the win. “We needed an almost perfect match and I did it. I worked a lot on my serve and this time the results came.” Two weeks ago he lost to the Canadian in the first round in Rotterdam: “The courts were much slower. Here I was able to score a lot of points with my serve and I just had to be patient and wait for the right moment. These matches are won that way, with a few points.”

There is Sasha

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In the quarter-finals on Friday, Sonego found German Alexander Zverev, who is ranked 16th in the standings, still completely behind after a serious ankle injury he suffered at Roland Garros in 2022, which made him miss several months. “It will be another difficult match against Zverev – concludes Sonny -. It is true that he has returned from a serious injury, he has dropped down the pecking order, but he is still in the top 10 in terms of quality. The atmosphere here is very nice, so I will try to do everything possible and play another good match.” “.