Monte-Carlo Masters: Sonego moves into last 16, knocks out Auger-Aliassime
Lorenzo Sonego beat Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-5 on Wednesday. He’ll play the winner of the match between Chinese Zhizhen Zhang and Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 14 seed, in the next round
Lorenzo Sonego at Monte-Carlo in 2024 (Chryslene Caillaud/Panoramic)
Italian lucky loser Lorenzo Sonego won against Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4, 7-5 to reach the last 16 of the Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club on Wednesday.
Sonego, ranked No 57, will play the winner of the match between Chinese Zhizhen Zhang and Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 14 seed, next.
In the previous round of the Monte-Carlo tournament, Auger-Aliassime, ranked No 35, beat Italian qualifier Luca Nardi (6-2, 6-3).
Monte-Carlo Masters 1000, other second-round results (Monte-Carlo Country Club, clay, EUR 5.950.575, most recent results first):
- Miomir Kecmanovic vs. Grigor Dimitrov
- Holger Rune vs. Sumit Nagal
- Gael Monfils vs. Daniil Medvedev
- Alejandro Tabilo vs. Casper Ruud
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Hubert Hurkacz vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
- Zhizhen Zhang vs. Ugo Humbert
- Sebastian Korda vs. Jannik Sinner
- Karen Khachanov vs. Francisco Cerundolo: wednesday
- Alexei Popyrin beat Andrey Rublev (6): 6-4, 6-4
- Alex De Minaur vs. Tallon Griekspoor: wednesday
- Lorenzo Musetti beat Arthur Fils: 6-3, 7-5
- Jan-Lennard Struff beat Borna Coric: 7-6 (2), 6-1
- Alexander Zverev (5) beat Sebastian Ofner: 6-3, 6-4
- Novak Djokovic (1) beat Roman Safiullin: 6-1, 6-2
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