Metz Open: Sonego moves into final

Lorenzo Sonego won against Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (5), 6-4 on Saturday afternoon and will face the winner of the match between Swiss qualifier Stan Wawrinka and Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 7 seed, in the final

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Tennis Majors

September 24, 2022

Italian Lorenzo Sonego reached the final of the Metz Open by winning against Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the second seed, 7-6 (5), 6-4 at Les Arènes de Metz on Saturday afternoon.

Put your hands together for Lorenzo! 👏@lorenzo_sonego defeats defending Metz champion Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 6-4. The Italian advances into tomorrow’s final@MoselleOpen pic.twitter.com/LSDo3OfdJL
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 24, 2022

Sonego, ranked No 65, will face the winner of the match between Swiss qualifier Stan Wawrinka and Kazakh Alexander Bublik, the No 7 seed, next.

The Italian didn’t lose a set this week in the East of France. beat Russian Aslan Karatsev, the No 6 seed (7-5, 6-3), French wildcard Gilles Simon (7-6 (2), 6-4) and American Sebastian Korda.

Earlier in the tournament, Hurkacz, ranked No 10, defeated Austrian Dominic Thiem (6-3, 6-4) and Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech (6-3, 6-2).