Miami, Sonego beats Thiem. Today Sinner against Djere

Victory with a dedication to your girlfriend on the camera at the end of the match. A tender and determined Sonego beats a dull Thiem, more and more a shadow of himself. The first round match of the Masters 1000 in Miami actually lasts a set, the first, conquered by Lorenzo at the tie break. From that moment there is no more history: the Turinese wins 7-6 6-2 against the former champion chasing himself and gives himself the second round against Daniel Evans, seeded number 23. Not an impossible opponent for Sonego , who won the only previous one: the semifinal in Vienna in 2020.

The match

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The game turns in the tie break of the first set, in which Thiem – after changing sides under 4-2 – has a set point with his service available at 6-5 but does not exploit it. Sonego makes it his own at the second chance and closes an awkward and balanced set on 9-7 of the tie break, dominated by serves: 91% of points (20/22) won with the first set by the former number 3 in the world, 88% for Lorenzo. Dominic seems able to play on equal footing, but the lost tie break unmasks the 2020 US Open champion: he gets depressed, can’t keep the rallies, in fact, he quits. The extraordinary point percentage with first in the opening set becomes a measly 47% in the second. Sonego is at 4-0, loses his serve at 4-1 but breaks Thiem again. Obvious sign of surrender. After the victory, here is the romantic Lorenzo: “Today is our fourth anniversary, it’s really special for me”.

Jannik

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Good start therefore for Sonego, who can now look forward to the match against Evans with confidence. Whoever wins will find one between Frances Tiafoe and Yosuke Watanuki in the third round. We are in the lower part of the draw, today the second round matches will be played in the upper one: eyes focused on Jannik Sinner, on the pitch around 18.30 (after the 17 match between Pella and Shapovalov) against Laslo Djere. Later it will be the turn of Carlos Alcaraz: third match in the central position, against Facundo Bagnis.