Tennis News: Italian tennis player Lorenzo Sonego caused a shock defeat when he toppled second seed Dusan Lajovic at the Rio Open in Rio de Janeiro.
Rising after being left early in the second set, Sonego claimed a tight 7-6 7-6 victory over Serbian Lajovic, a victory that led Sonego to the quarterfinals.
“I am very happy,” exclaimed Sonego. “I am happy to play here with conditions like this. This game was very fierce, because I lost to Lajovic in Monte Carlo. And This time, I played more aggressively than our meeting in Monte Carlo. I served it so well. I am happy to win this match. “
Sonego fell behind by 3-4 in the first set and 0-3 in the second set, but he raised the level of his game in crucial moments in the match which ended after 2 hours 10 minutes. Then The 24-year-old Sonego cruised into her first quarterfinal in Rio de Janeiro and with this victory, she equalized head to head against Lajovic to 1-1.
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Waiting for Sonego in the quarterfinals is the fifth seed, Borna Coric, after the Croat upset the young host Thiago Seyboth Wild with 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 after 2 hours 19 minutes.
“The match was very difficult. I think I feel a little lucky. “Because He’s a better player than me in the third set, but I think, with the experience I have had, I can turn things around,” Coric said.
And Earlier the victory was a positive sign for Coric who was eliminated directly in the first round of the Argentina Open (losing to Thiago Monteiro) and the Australian Open (losing to Sam Querrey). young host, Thiago Seyboth Wild in the second round.
“The match against Sonego will be interesting. I have never competed against him, so I will discuss with my coach to see how he plays.”
Actually as we have seen before, the second seed, Dusan Lajovic also survived a challenging match. He faced a deceptive test against Mr Cecchinato before coming out victorious with 6-4, 6-7, 6-1.
With this victory, Serbian Lajovic recorded 8-4 this season and leveled head to head against Cecchinato 1-1.
For the sake of a place in the quarterfinals, Lajovic will face Lorenzo Sonego who eliminated Leonardo Mayer with 6-1, 5-7, 6-4.
