Stop in the round of 16ATP Halle for Lorenzo Sonego. The blue player, who left the court to the applause of the central court, lost in two sets against the no. 4 in the world Sascha Zverev: 6-4, 7-6(5) the final score in one hour and 42 minutes. One wasn’t enough good try to Sonego who had to deal with an unplayable Zverev on serve who didn’t allow break points and lost just eight points in the serving rounds. In a balanced match they are the episodes are decisive. The first set is directed by the opening break in favor of the German; the second, however, resulted in a tiebreak in which Sonego was ahead 3-0, but then suffered a comeback from his opponent. Positive feelings remain for Lorenzo who will play at Eastbourne next week before flying to Wimbledon.
Darderi ko on the tenth match point
An infinite heart wasn’t enough even for Luciano Darderieliminated at 1st round. In his first match ever in the main draw of an ATP tournament on grass, the world number 34 and new number 3 in Italy after the title won at the Challenger in Perugia, was defeated by the German Jan-Lennard Struffnumber 41 in the world, at the end of a furious battle. 6-7, 7-5, 7-6 the partials in two and a half hours for the finalist in Stuttgart last year, which is saw 10 match points canceled out before closing the accounts 12-10 at the tie-break of the 3rd set and reach the round of 16, where he will challenge Stefanos Tsitsipas. For Darderi a bitter knockout, but also the awareness of being competitive on this surface too.
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