Sonego fights against Dimitrov, but it’s not enough: the Bulgarian wins with a score of 7-6, 6-3 and flies to the second round where he will face the Hungarian Fucsovics. The ATP 500 in Rotterdam is live on Sky Sport e in streaming su NOW
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An excellent performance by Lorenzo Sonego it’s not enough to stop Grigor Dimitrov in the first round ofATP 500 in Rotterdam. The Italian lost on his debut in the Dutch tournament against the Bulgarian, n. 13 in the world, with a score of 7-6(4), 6-3 in one hour and 33 minutes of play. Sonego played evenly for most of the match, but in the end he gave up against one of the fittest players on the circuit. Dimitrov played the most important points better, also taking advantage of his incredible service performance with the 100% points won with the first (37 out of 37).
The story of the match
The match starts uphill for Sonego who immediately loses serve and in the third game finds himself down 0-30. From here, however, a mini comeback begins with the counterbreak and a balance re-established until the tiebreak where Dimitrov leads the set from 4-4 with three consecutive impeccable points. First a backhand winner, then two first winners to close the score after 54 minutes. In the second set the initiative is in the hands of Dimitrov who, after coming close to breaking in the sixth game, breaks Sonego’s serve in the eighth game. A decisive step for the outcome of the match. He left the scene with his head held high, the Turin native will now fly to the Middle East to play the tournaments in Doha and Dubai.
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Sonego: “Credit to Dimitrov, I can’t complain”
Glass half full for Sonego, satisfied with the performance: “It was a positive performance, I tried to give my all in every point and be aggressive in response. I made a lot of points, but Dimitrov is in confidence in this moment and solved difficult situations. Credit to him, I can’t complain about anything. Plan? Now Doha, Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami. I’ll try to do well and have fun