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1-0 Sonego’s forehand outside.
40-30 The Turin player’s backhand down the line remains on the ropes.
30-30 Excellent backhand passer along the line, Lajovic’s volley hits the net.
30-15 Great response from the blue who throws himself forward and closes the net!
30-0 Service and Lajovic forehand.
15-0 First winner.
Dusan Lajovic serving
10.37pm Powerful and unpredictable, Lajovic has been a solid player on the ATP circuit for 10 years. This year he scared Tsitsipas in the semi-final of the 500 in Barcelona, where he achieved the best result. However, the Serbian is capable of sensational peaks and similarly lows, as Giulio Zeppieri, who defeated him in 4 sets in the first round of the Australian Open, knows something about this.
Players on the field!
10.30pm The blue is 46th in the virtual ATP. However, in the Olympic race he is behind and needs points to be part of the Italian expedition to Paris 2024.
10.24pm The Polish ends! Clear road for Sonego and Lajovic!
10.15pm There are just a few minutes left before the Turin player and the Serbian enter the field. Swiatek-Pera 6-0, 5-2!
9.35pm World no.1 Iga Swiatek dominates the 1st set against Bernarda Pera 6-0! Not much left until Sonego-Lajovic!
8.27pm Matteo closes Arnaldi! Now Iga Swiatek against Bernarda Pera and then Sonego-Lajovic!
Good morning friends of OA Sport and welcome to the Live broadcast of the 1st round match of the Internazionali d’Italia 2024 between Lorenzo Sonego and Dusan Lajovic.
The blue is looking for points for Olympic qualification, given that at the moment the blue cannot take part in the Five Circles event. Around 300 would be needed between Rome and Roland Garros, to try to be present. Sonego plays the Rome tournament as number 46 in the world, and he is fresh from elimination in the round of 16 in Cagliari at the hands of Emilio Nava, after he had beaten Alex Michelsen in the 1st round. We remind you that the new technical guide of the former world number 18 is fellow citizen Fabio Colangelo and no longer Gipo Arbino.
However, there is immediately a very difficult and complicated first round against the powerful Serbian Dusan Lajovic, Barcelona semi-finalist who knows how to express himself at maximum power on clay. Equipped with very powerful shots, the Serbian is certainly a loose cannon that many seeded players would prefer not to find in their path. For the Turin player, a very important and complicated test, in a tournament that evokes good memories of the 2021 semi-final. In 2023, however, he prevailed over Nishioka in the 1st round before surrendering to Tsitsipas.
All that remains is to wish you a good continuation with the Live broadcast of the 1st round match of the Internazionali d’Italia 2024 between Lorenzo Sonego and Dusan Lajovic. It will be played as the last match on Centrale, after Swiatek-Pera from 7pm and not before 8.30pm!
