Matteo closes with a 3-6 6-2 6-4 and beats the number 1 of the tournament: he will challenge Popyrin, Lorenzo beats Munar in three sets and will challenge Wawrinka
An exaggerated Arnaldi knocks the tournament’s number 1 seed Jiri Lehecka out of Umag and takes a place in the semifinal. Splendid game by Matteo, who goes down by a set and comes back with class and intelligence, against an opponent who had beaten him in the previous one at the Next Gen Finals. Arnaldi will find the Australian Popyrin in the semifinals, after playing a fantastic tournament. The blue finishes in 2 hours and 5 minutes, winning 3-6 6-2 6-4.
the match
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Matteo starts with great difficulty, suffering from the accelerations of the Czech, immediately ahead by a break. The first set is unrecoverable, but in the second set all the quality of the Sanremo player comes out, who in a set full of break points makes the most of his opportunities, closing 6-2. Lehecka’s serve begins to scare less and less and the Czech saves himself from a break point at the opening of the decisive set. We continue on serve until the turning game, which is the seventh, when Arnaldi snatches the serve at the second chance. Matteo no longer trembles until the end and at the second match point he closes, subverting the prediction of the eve.
Sonego is there
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There will be two Italians in the semifinals in Umago, because Lorenzo Sonego manages to win over Jaume Munar and detaches the ticket for the final four. The blue, seeded number two, beats the Spaniard suffering only one set (lost 6-3) to then impress the law of the strongest. Only three games in two sets for Munar, who is no longer able to get back into the match and is outclassed with a clear 6-1 6-2, with Lorenzo finishing in 2 hours and 6 minutes. In a top-level match, the Italian will face Stan Wawrinka in the semifinals.
July 28, 2023 (change July 28, 2023 | 23:40)
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