Paris-Bercy, Lorenzo Sonego also in the main draw

The mission to enter the main board è accomplished.

Lorenzo Sonego continues his adventure at the Paris-Bercy ATP tournament, the last Masters 1000 in 2024. A decisive victory over Roberto Carballes Baena, beaten in two sets that lasted more than two hours. Particularly sweaty was the second, decided by tie-break and concluded after a battle of more than an hour and a quarter: the final score reads 6-3, 7-6(4).

Bravo Sonego to react to the good start of the Spaniard, cancelling a break point in the third game. In the next one è instead he snatched the serve from him at the third break ball. The balance però resists, so much so that Carballes Baena builds and fails to materialize two chances for the counterbreak. The Turin-based player controlled the lead at 4-1 and despite missing three set points in the eighth game closed in accounts in the next game.

The duel turns out to be even tighter in the second set, which runs without any particular jolt until 2-1, which Carballes Baena conquers after an impressive 24 points and four break points cancelled. Sonego then snatches his service at 4-3, but the Spaniard evens the score already in the next game. It then goes to the tie-break, which rewards the blue thanks to four points in a row won from 1-3 to 5-3.

The success over Carballes Baena allows Sonego to enter the main draw at Paris-Bercy, joining at the moment Lorenzo Musetti, Matteo Arnaldi, Flavio Cobolli, Luciano Darderi and Matteo Berrettini in addition to the big favorite and number 1 on the ATP circuit Jannik Sinner.