After Fognini, the twenty-six year old from Piedmont also leaves the scene at the end of a match fought for almost three hours: 7-5, 3-6, 6-2
Lorenzo Sonego’s dream stopped at the Argentina Open semifinal. The seventh of the Turin tennis player’s career. The Argentine Diego Schwartzman, who had beaten his compatriot Cerundolo in the quarter-finals, shattered the Italian hopes. Now, after having eliminated Lorenzo in three sets (7-5, 3-6, 6-2), he flies to the final where he will face the Norwegian Ruud, number 8 in the world.
What a proof in the quarters
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The doors of the semifinal for Sonego had opened after beating the Spaniard Fernando Verdasco after two hours and 5 minutes, paying duty for the haste to close the match, instead lengthening it more than necessary as far as we have seen.
For the Argentine there is Ruud
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The first to remove the pass for the final was the Norwegian Casper Ruud, n.8 in the ranking and first seeded favorite, winner of the 2020 edition: the 23-year-old from Oslo, returning to the circuit after the ankle sprain that caused him forced to forfeit the Australian Open, he ruled for 63 63, in an hour and 39 minutes of play, the other Argentine Federico Delbonis, 42 ATP and sixth-seeded, who had blocked Fabio’s way in the quarterfinals Fognini, n.40 of the ranking and 4 of the scoreboard. For Ruud this is the ninth final in his career in the major circuit, where he chases the seventh seal.
February 13, 2022 (change February 13, 2022 | 01:41)
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