Lorenzo Sonego will have a great chance at Wimbledon to achieve a satisfactory result. Already in the round of 16 in the 2021 edition, the Turin native was quite lucky in the draw with the inclusion in the side of Casper Ruud, the top 10 player who struggles more than anyone on grass with no match played on this surface yet.
The Italian will thus have the opportunity to push himself much further in the main draw, especially if he does not stumble in the always tricky first rounds. The first opponent will be the number 31 seed Mariano Navone, also not very experienced on this type of court.
A tennis player who has surprised everyone on clay during the year and therefore should not be underestimated.
The words of Lorenzo Sonego
The Italian gave an interesting interview to Sky Sport on the eve of his debut in the London Slam: “I prepared well, I played two preparatory tournaments (Halle and Eastbourne) with good feelings.
We are working on pushing more towards the net and trying to control the rally. It is important here because moving really puts everyone in difficulty. The serve and aggressive shots work even better on this surface.
Navone is a very consistent player, with a great attitude. The approach to the game will be important, playing every point without distractions and having the consistency needed to win these challenges.
It will be fundamental. We will have to put our feet inside the court and command. He is one of the tennis players used to returning the serve well, the variations will be another crucial aspect”. Sonego then praised the Italian movement that continues to give satisfaction to the fans: “We are finally many, what we are experiencing is really very beautiful for Italian tennis.
We have also grown in the women’s, Paolini is getting great results and is carrying forward that movement, as Jannik Sinner is doing in ours. They are certainly two people who give us a lot of energy, there are many young people who are growing.
It will be nice to share this tournament with them and try to do well. In football it didn’t go very well and we will try to do better with tennis”.
