Fifty-fifth player in the world, the 29-year-old Italian used his experience in the last set to fend off a break point at 3-3, before taking his opponent’s serve – 6-7 (6/8) 6 -3 6-1 3-6 6-3. Sonego will face the Hungarian Fabian Marozan (59th) in the third round, who defeated the American Frances Tiafoe (No. 17) in five sets.
In the first set, the 18-year-old Brazilian worked hard to win in the tiebreak, after saving two set points thanks to strong first serves. But the trend was confirmed in the next two sets, quietly pocketed by Sonego. The Italian was untouchable in his service games and took advantage of the approximations of Fonseca, who came out of qualifying and who conceded his first two sets in 2025.
Unable to take his opponent’s serve in the first three sets, the winner of the ATP NextGen in December finally managed to do so at the start of the fourth set. In the decisive set, Fonseca had the opportunity to change the match, but Sonego found his first ball to extinguish the 1573 Arena and its excited Brazilian fans.
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