Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego immediately knocked out in doubles in Halle

Jannik Sinner and Lorenzo Sonego go down immediately in the doubles tournament in Halle, Germany. The world number one and the Piedmontese tennis player were beaten in three sets in a comeback by the pair formed by Alex Michelsen of the United States and Karen Khachanov of Russia, who won by the scores of 6-2, 5-7, 3-10.
The Italian duo was defeated in three sets.
After an excellent first set, the blue duo went into a blackout when they found themselves ahead 3-0 in the second set and suffered the relentless comeback of their opponents, who were unconquerable on serve. The Russian and l’American then also easily won the third set super tie-break, qualifying for the second round.
In difficulty Sonego, who has not played his best tennis for some time, but Sinner also paid dearly for his first match of the season on grass. Both will return to the court Tuesday for their singles tournament debut: Sonego against Struff, Sinner with Hanfmann.