Tennis Montecarlo, Sonego ahead. Now Musetti, then Fognini and Djokovic

The Turin player beats Ivashka 2-0, the Tuscan 2-1 with Paire, the # 1 lost to Davidovic. Now Fabio in the 2nd round against the Greek

Three more Italians on the field today in the main draw of the Masters 1000 in Montecarlo. Lorenzo Sonego passed the round overcoming in two sets 6-3 6-3 overcoming the Belarusian Ivashka, number 44 in the world and finally finding good feelings against an opponent who was never at ease on clay: “My game worked very well today – he said. Lorenzo -, for me this is the important thing. Being on the pitch being happy, having fun and finding good sensations. Now I can’t wait to play the next match “which will be against Laslo Djere who overtook Cressy.

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Good news also for Lorenzo Musetti. The 20-year-old pupil of Simone Tartarini, fresh from the quarter-finals in Marrakech, reached the 2nd round overtaking Benoit Paire and hitting his first career victory in Monte Carlo. After winning the first set 6-2, he lost the second at the tie break, nullifying seven set points before giving up. Third set very fast, brought home 6-2. He is now waiting for Auger Aliassime, with whom he is 1-1 in the precedents. Closes the program of the blues, not before 16, Fabio Fognini who after beating the French Rinderknech in the first round faces Stefanos Tsitsipas, defending champion of the tournament. Emil Ruusuvuori overtook Oscar Otte 6-4 6-3 and tomorrow will face Jannik Sinner in the second round.

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The return of Nole

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Shock at the debut for Novak Djokovic, who lost in three sets 6-3 6-7 6-1 against Spaniard Davidovich Fokina, number 45 in the world. For the number 1 in the world it was just the fourth match of the season after the well-known Australian events, with the expulsion from the country, and the three rounds played in Dubai, stopped in the quarters by Vesely. Debut with victory, but in the third, also for Taylor Fritz, champion of Indian Wells who beat the Monegasque wild card Lucas Catarina. Holger Rune beat Aslan Karatsev in three sets.

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