ATP Madrid, defined as Sonego’s opponent in the first round. Sinner is also an interested spectator

With the conclusion of the last qualifying matches for the Madrid Masters 1000 2024the main draw of the men’s singles tournament has finally been completed. Lorenzo Sonego he therefore discovered the name of his next opponent during the first round of the main draw, coming from the Madrid cadet draw.

The Turin native will have to deal with Richard Gasquet, who defeated the Italian Stefano Napolitano and the Croatian Duje Ajdukovic in two sets to access the main draw. The expert French tennis player born in 1986, former number 7 in the world rankings, is now outside the top 100 but must always be considered a potentially uncomfortable opponent, especially on clay.

The balance of precedents between the two is in perfect parity, with one victory each in the direct clashes that took place way back in 2018 (the transalpine clearly prevailed in the second round of the Australian Open, the Piedmontese took revenge on clay in Budapest). It promises to be a not so obvious match, which will also decide the opponent of the top seed Jannik Sinner in his debut match in Madrid.