Adelaide Open: Sonego saves two matchpoints to beat Hanfmann
Lorenzo Sonego edged out Yannick Hanfmann 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (9) on Tuesday. He’ll face No 3 seed Sebastian Korda in the next round
Lorenzo Sonego (Ita)
Italian Lorenzo Sonego moved into the second round of the Adelaide Open by edging out German Yannick Hanfmann after saving two matchpoints in the final set.
Sonego eventually won 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (9) at the Memorial Drive Tennis Centre on Tuesday and the 46th ranked Italian will face No 3 seed Sebastian Korda next.
Adelaide ATP 250, other first-round matches (Memorial Drive Tennis Centre, hard, USD 661,585):
- Jordan Thompson beat Facundo Diaz Acosta (Q): 6-2, 6-2
- Alex Bolt (Q) beat Thiago Seyboth Wild (LL): 6-3, 6-2
- Christopher O’Connell (WC) beat Arthur Rinderknech (Q): 6-4, 6-4
- Matteo Arnaldi beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles (LL): 6-4, 6-3
- Dusan Lajovic beat Thanasi Kokkinakis (WC): 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
- Miomir Kecmanovic beat Mackenzie McDonald: 6-4, 6-2
- Alexander Shevchenko beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6): 7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-5
- Jack Draper beat Sebastian Baez (5): 6-1, 6-3
- Rinky Hijikata vs. Daniel Evans
- James McCabe vs. Alexander Bublik
- Jiri Lehecka vs. Adam Walton
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