CORDOBA RESULTS. Balazs upsets Sonego in the 1st round of the Cordoba Open

Attila Balazs surprises Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 7-6³ in the 1^st round in Cordoba on Monday. Balazs will clash against Christian Garin in the 2^nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

The Hungarian in this set was much more effective than the Italian and without too much struggle he won 6-2 after breaking the Italian in the 6^th (4-2) and in the 8^th (6-2) game.

Sonego was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set (from 2-2 to 6-2).

2^nd set.

Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Finally, Balazs won the breaker at 3.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Hungarian scored 87 points vs. Sonego’s 70 points.

The Hungarian won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 25% (2/8). On the other side, Sonego wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/8). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Balazs and Sonego is 1-0 for Attila.

Next Match H2H: Attila Balazs vs. Christian Garin – stats

Balazs will take on Garin in the 2^nd round.

There is no head to head record between Attila Balazs and Christian Garin since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Tennis Scores in Cordoba

• Gianluca MagerMager – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (6-2 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Attila BalazsBalazs – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-2 7-6³) – See score progression
• Pablo CuevasCuevas – Federico DelbonisDelbonis (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Carlos TabernerTaberner – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (4-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches

• Pablo CuevasCuevas – Gianluca MagerMager (0-0) – See H2H details
• Leonardo MayerMayer – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (0-1) – See H2H details
• Attila BalazsBalazs – Christian GarinGarin (0-0) – See H2H details
• Facundo BagnisBagnis – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (0-1) – See H2H details
• Hugo DellienDellien – Pedro CachinCachin (0-0) – See H2H details
• Federico CoriaCoria – Andrej MartinMartin (0-0) – See H2H details
• Marco CecchinatoCecchinato – Juan Ignacio LonderoIgnacio Londero (0-0) – See H2H details
• Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (1-0) – See H2H details
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (0-0) – See H2H details
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Pablo AndujarAndujar (0-0) – See H2H details