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Lorenzo Sonego safe: here’s who can join Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

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Lorenzo Sonego has shifted gears. At 30 years old, he is preparing to be a major player in 2026. Now that he has decided to entrust himself to the care of the’experienced Vincenzo Santopadre, the Piedmontese player dreams of improving his best ranking (21st place) and give himself many satisfactions in the next season.

Fabrizio PonciroliLorenzo Sonego’s great grit made Carlos Alcaraz suffer: photos

Lorenzo Sonego came out of the Australian Open
It was clear that against Carlos Alcaraz it would take a'feat
In the'only previous had won the Piedmontese, but since then it has been three and a half years
In Melbourne Lorenzo sold his skin dearly

In the first set the seventh game was decisive
The Spaniard snatched the serve from Sonego
The Piedmontese had already saved several times
In the second set there were no breaks
There&#039s not even a break ball, to be honest
At the tie-break Sonego got the better of the younger rival

It ended with a peremptory 7-3 for Lorenzo
In the third set Alcaraz started strong
The number 2 in the world went to 3-0
6-3 for Alcaraz the score of the third set
With his back to the wall Sonego continued to fight with grit and reasoning
The two immediately tore into each other
At the tie-break l'ha spuntata Alcaraz 7-3

In the meantime, he is continuing his work in Mallorca, before flying to Hong Kong and eventually reaching Australia to participate in the first Slam of the season. Of course, he knows that, even in 2026, the men to beat will always be Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.

Lorenzo Sonego, to Corriere dello Sport, revealed who, in his opinion, will be able to try to reach the level of the two best tennis players in the world: “Some can reach that level. As absolute quality Joao Fonseca is one of them, as well as Musetti. If Lorenzo can add more to his tennis, he could make it. Then it will have to be seen how Holger Rune will come back, who has incredible power on his side. But catching up with Sinner and Alcaraz is very difficult, their level is simply sensational” his clear words.

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