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Sonego Shocks Rublev, Sets Djokovic Semi-final

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Italian is through to his first Masters 1000 semi-final
Lorenzo Sonego stunned Andrey Rublev 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to reach his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome.

The 26-year-old saved 11 of the 13 break points he faced to overcome the Monte-Carlo runner-up in two hours and 33 minutes. Backed by a passionate home crowd on Grand Stand Arena, Sonego won 100 points compared to Rublev’s 99.

“[This is] my favorite tournament in the world, I'm with my people here,” Sonego said. “ so happy for this because I played every point. I'm really happy.”

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The Italian has defeated consecutive Top 10 opponents to reach the final four in the Italian capital. Sonego outlasted fourth seed Dominic Thiem 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6(5) in a marathon three-hour, 24-minute clash on Thursday.

Sonego will face World No. 1 Novak Djokovic for a place in the championship match. The five-time champion rallied from a set and a break down to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 in a two-day match on Centre Court.

“It's a very emotional moment for me, playing in [the] semi-finals with Novak,” Sonego said. “He's [an] unbelievable player. He's the best in the world. I want to do my best.”

Sonego owns a 1-0 ATP Head2Head record against the 36-time Masters 1000 champion. The Italian took advantage of a below-par performance from Djokovic in last year’s Erste Bank Open quarter-finals to record a 6-2, 6-1 win.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/sonego- ... 1-saturday

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Sonego Returns To Top 30, Mover Of Week

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ATPTour.com looks at the top Movers of the Week in the FedEx ATP Rankings, as of Monday, 17 May 2021
No. 28 Lorenzo Sonego, +5 (Joint Career High)
The Italian returned to his career-high of No. 28 in the FedEx ATP Rankings after a run to the Internazionali BNL d'Italia semi-finals (l. to Djokovic). The 26-year-old beat Gael Monfils, Gianluca Mager, World No. 4 Dominic Thiem and World No. 7 Andrey Rublev en route to the last four of an ATP Masters 1000 tournament for the first time. Sonego first rose to No. 28 on 12 April 2021.

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No. 35 Reilly Opelka, +12
The American sits four spots off his career-high of No. 31 after he reached his first Masters 1000 semi-final in Rome (l. to Nadal). The 23-year-old, who struck 88 aces in five matches, jumps 12 places to No. 35. He last reached the semi-finals (or better) at an ATP Tour event in February 2020, when Opelka captured his second title at the Delray Beach Open by VITACOST.com (d. Nishioka).

No. 50 Federico Delbonis, +14
The Argentine, who qualified for the Rome tournament, moved up 14 spots to No. 50 after he reached the quarter-finals (l. to Opelka). It marks the first time Delbonis has been in the Top 50 of the FedEx ATP Rankings since the week of 6 March 2017 (No. 49).

Other Notable Top 100 Movers
No. 17 Jannik Sinner, +1 (Career High)
No. 19 Felix Auger-Aliassime, +2
No. 25 Aslan Karatsev, +2 (Career High)
No. 38 Alexander Bublik, +2 (Career High)
No. 45 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, +3 (Career High)
No. 65 Sebastian Korda, +2
No. 80 Jaume Munar, +3
No. 86 Gianluca Mager, +4
No. 92 Yannick Hanfmann, +3 (Career High)

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/sonego- ... 7-may-2021

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Sonego Shining: Sonego is the top seed in Parma, and he arrives playing some of the best tennis of his career. The Italian not only won his first ATP Tour title on home soil earlier this year in Cagliari, but he followed that by making his first ATP Masters 1000 semi-final in Rome. Sonego beat Dominic Thiem and Andrey Rublev to reach the last four at the Foro Italico, and the 26-year-old took a set off World No. 1 Djokovic before bowing out. The home favourite will open his run against Italian veteran Andreas Seppi or #NextGenATP American Sebastian Korda.

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Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 26

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Super Sonego: Berrettini, Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Musetti have gotten a lot of the attention for the Italian success on the ATP Tour in 2021. Lorenzo Sonego belongs firmly in that conversation. The Turin-native advanced to the Rome semi-finals earlier this year for his first trip to the last four at an ATP Masters 1000 event. He has also done well on grass, winning his first tour-level title on the surface two years ago in Antalya. The third seed will play wild card Jay Clarke or Aussie John Millman in the second round.

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