After the success over Musetti in Paris, the Piedmontese wins 2-6 6-3 7-5 and returns among the best eight of the Moselle Open
Lorenzo Sonego wins the derby against Flavio Cobolli in the round of 16 of the ATP 250 in Metz: he signs the comeback with a score of 2-6 6-3 7-5 in two hours and seven minutes of play. It is the second consecutive derby won by the Turin tennis player, after the surprise victory against Lorenzo Musetti in the second round of the Masters 1000 in Paris. For the fourth time this season he reaches the quarter-finals in a tournament and returns among the best eight in Metz after two years: here he will face the winner between Hugo Gaston and Daniel Altmaier.
the match
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Between Cobolli and Sonego the level of tennis is high: on the indoor hard court of the Moselle Open you fight for every rally and for every point. What made the difference in the first set was above all Flavio’s solidity. The two break points granted by Lorenzo easily translate into a double break in favor of the Roman tennis player. Cobolli, however, cancels all five opportunities offered and, with 81% of first serves, closes the first set. The situation reverses, however, within a few minutes. At 2-1 in the second set Sonego breaks serve for the first time and this allows him to take the match to the third. The number 22 in the world is unable to create opportunities in the return rounds, while he drops with the serve and offers three break points in two consecutive service games. At 6-5 for Sonego, Cobolli signs the surrender: Lorenzo reaches the quarterfinals in France.