Lorenzo Sonego, who turned 28 on Thursday, gave Jeremy Chardy three matches in the first round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament on clay in Rome. Emil Ruusuvuori and Matteo Arnaldi were promoted after three hundred fights.

Lorenzo Sonego is off to a great start in the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Rome. In the first-round match against Jeremy Chardy, he served two aces, never had to defend against a break, used four of six break points, made 14 finishing touches and beat the Frenchman 6-2 , 6:1 in five quarters of an hour. .

Sonego first blew Chardy off the court, then the cake candle he received from the organizers as a gift for his 28th birthday. The Italian, however, cannot overstate the celebration, as on Saturday he will face a duel with number 25 seed Yoshihito Nishioka.

Local fans also had reason to be happy at the end of the day. Matteo Arnaldi, the wild card holder, won 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 with the experienced Diego Schwartzman after a battle lasting nearly two and a half hours. So, in the third round there will be an Italian duel – 22-year-old Arnaldi will play with the marked “18” Lorenzo Musetti.

Two other Italians were eliminated. Qualifier Stefano Napolitano lost after a decisive tie-break against Alex Molcan, who will face sixth-seeded Andrei Rublev in the round of 16. In turn, Francesco Passaro, who was playing with a joker, succumbed to Albert Ramos. The Spaniard’s next rival will be his compatriot, Carlos Alcaraz, from the “two-man” tournament.

Emil Ruusuvuori could become a nightmare for Ugo Humbert. On Tuesday, these tennis players met for the third time, for the third time on clay, and the Finn won his third victory. This time 6:4, 3:6, 7:6(6), defending two match points. As a reward, the 24-year-old from Helsinki will face number three Danil Medvedev.

Fifth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas’ first opponent was Nuno Borges. The Portuguese beat Dusan Lajovic 6-4, 6-1. Alejandro Davidovich, of the “27” tournament, will face Guido Pella, who eliminated Maxime Cressy, in the opener.

Fabian Marozsan made his dream debut in the Masters 1000. The 23-year-old Hungarian qualifier beat Corentin Moutet in straight sets. His next opponent will be No. 32 Jiri Lehecka. Another elimination player, Yannick Hanfmann, beat Nicolas Jarry and will face Taylor Fritz, the tournament’s number nine, in the second round.

Internazionali BNL d’Italia, Rome (Italy)
ATP Masters 1000, clay, €7.705 million prize pool
Thursday May 11

1st singles round:

Emil Ruusuvuori (Finland) – Ugo Humbert (France) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6)
Nuno Borges (Portugal) – Dusan Lajovic (Serbia) 6-4, 6-1
Lorenzo Sonego (Italy) – Jeremy Chardy (France) 6-2, 6-1
Guido Pella (Argentina) v Maxime Cressy (USA) 6-3, 6-4
Alex Molcan (Slovakia) bt Stefano Napolitano (Italy, Q) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(1)
Albert Ramos (Spain) – Francesco Passaro (Italy, WC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Fabian Marozsan (Hungary, Q) – Corentin Moutet (France) 6-0, 6-7(8), 6-2
Yannick Hanfmann (Germany, Q) bt Nicolas Jarry (Chile) 6-4, 6-4
Matteo Arnaldi (Italy, WC) v Diego Schwartzman (Argentina) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3

free prizes: Novak Djokovic (Serbia, 1); Carlos Alcaraz (Spain, 2); Daniel Medvedev (3); Casper Ruud (Norway, 4); Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece, 5); Andrei Rublev (6); Holger Rune (Denmark, 7); Jannik Sinner (Italy, 8); Taylor Fritz (USA, 9); Felix Auger-Aliassime (Canada, 10); Karen Khachanov (11); Frances Tiafoe (USA, 12); Cameron Norrie (UK, 13); Hubert Hurkacz (Poland, 14); Borna Coric (Croatia, 15); Tommy Paul (USA, 16); Alex de Minaur (Australia, 17); Lorenzo Musetti (Italy, 18); Alexander Zverev (Germany, 19); Daniel Evans (UK, 20); Roberto Bautista (Spain, 21); Sebastian Korda (USA, 22); Botic van de Zandschulp (Netherlands, 23); Francisco Cerundolo (Argentina, 24); Yoshihito Nishioka (Japan, 25); Grigor Dimitrov (Bulgaria, 26); Alejandro Davidovitch Fokina (Spain, 27); Ben Shelton (USA, 28); Tallon Griekspoor (Netherlands, 29); Miomir Kecmanovic (Serbia, 30); Bernabé Zapata Miralles (Spain, 31); Jiri Lehecka (Czech Republic, 32)

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