As was the case in his debut in the grass season against his compatriot Oscar Otte, the German Alexander Zverevsecond favorite, suffered this Wednesday to overcome the second round of the Halle tournament against the Italian Lorenzo Sonegowhich he defeated 6-4 and 7-6 (5) in an hour and 44 minutes of play.
The player from Hamburg, recent finalist at Roland Garros and two-time finalist in Halle (2016 and 2017), had enough to hold his serve and take advantage of one of the six break opportunities he had in the first set to win it. 4 after 48 minutes of play.
There was more parity in the second set, with both tennis players holding their serve and taking the match to a tie-break where Sonego lost his serve, which Zverev took advantage of to win the match by hitting his first point. game.
It was the German’s fourth victory over the Italian in as many matches. His next opponent in the quarterfinals is Frenchman Arthur Fils, number 37 in the ATP, who earlier defeated German Dominik Koepfer 6-3 and 6-4.
Source: La Verdad
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