ATP Eastbourne: Favorite victories - Lorenzo Sonego and Alex de Minaur play for the title
At the Wimbledon preparatory tournament in Eastbourne, both Alex de Minaur and Lorenzo Sonego prevailed against Lucky Loser, some spectacularly.
by Stefan Bergmann
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Jun 25, 2021, 07:48 pm
In the semi-finals of the grass tournament in Eastbourne, UK, two surprisingly strong lucky losers have now come to an end: After the number three of the event, Lorenzo Sonego, beat Australian Max Purcell 6: 1, 3: 6, 6: 1 , won Alex de Minaur 6: 3, 7: 6 (2) against the South Korean Soonwoo Kwon.
While Sonego was already able to achieve a tournament victory on green ground at the Antalya Open, which was still held on grass in 2019, it would be the first full success on grass for the two men from "down under". De Minaur has so far only been able to win all of his four titles on hard court.
Head-to-head between the two opponents is 1-0 for the four years younger men from Sydney. Sonego defeated number 18 in the ATP rankings in the second round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Paris in two sets 6: 3, 7: 5.