H2H. Dusan Lajovic vs Lorenzo Sonego | Rio De Janeiro prediction, odds, preview, pick

Rio De Janeiro. Lajovic and Sonego will square off in 2nd round of the Rio Open. See the H2H stats, odds, preview and predictions of their next match

Prediction and head to head Dusan Lajovic vs. Lorenzo Sonego

Dusan Lajovic and Lorenzo Sonego will square off in the 2nd round of the Rio Open for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:30 pm on QUADRA GUGA KUERTEN. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dusan Lajovic who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Dusan Lajovic is the pick to win this match.
Dusan Lajovic -> 1.44
Lorenzo Sonego -> 2.62

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Prediction and head to head Dusan Lajovic vs. Lorenzo Sonego

This will be the 2nd time that Dusan Lajovic and Lorenzo Sonego clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Lajovic (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Dusan Lajovic

Ranked no. 23 (career high), the Serbian got to the 2nd round after defeating Marco Cecchinato 6-4 6-74 6-1.

In the 1st round, The Serbian defeated Cecchinato (6-4 6-74 6-1). During the match Lajovic scored 110 points vs Cecchinato’s 90. Dusan was extremely aggressive to blast 50 winners.

Talking about serving, Lajovic blasted 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Dusan Lajovic was extremely effective on serve to win 85% (50/59) of his 1st serve and 55% (18/33) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Serbian broke Cecchinato 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).

Lajovic has a positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (850-598). 2-1 on clay in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Lajovic has a 299-248 win-loss record in the last 10 years on clay.

Lajovic’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in in ATP Cup.

The Serbian has a 8-4 win-loss record in 2020, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Rio de Janeiro

The Serbian didn’t play in Rio de Janeiro in 2019.

Lorenzo Sonego

Ranked no. 52, the Italian got to the 2nd round after beating Leonardo Mayer 6-1 5-7 6-4.

In the 1st round, The Italian defeated Mayer (6-1 5-7 6-4). During the match Sonego scored 102 points vs Mayer’s 88. Sonego was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.

Talking about serving, Sonego blasted 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Lorenzo Sonego lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sonego put 58% of his first serves in, winning 70% (40/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (25/42) on the 2nd serve. Lorenzo broke Mayer 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).

Sonego has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 59% of his matches (361-254). 1-2 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Sonego has a 155-121 record in the last 7 years on clay.

Sonego has a 1-5 win-loss record in 2020, 1-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year in Rio de Janeiro

The Italian didn’t compete in Rio de Janeiro in 2019.

Live score

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H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Lajovic Sonego
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 30 29
Pts 110-90 102-88
Total Points 200 190
Winners 50 40
%Winners 45% 39%

Both Lajovic and Sonego played 1 matche. Both players lost a set in the event. Dusan Lajovic conceded 1 set, while Lorenzo Sonego dropper 1 set. Talking about their workload, Lajovic and Sonego have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Lajovic played 1 games more than Sonego. The Serbian scored 50 winners (45% on total points). On the other side, The Italian blasted 40 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve Lajovic Sonego
Aces 7 6
Avg per match 7 6
1st in 59/92 57/99
%1st in 64% 58%
1st pts 50/59 40/57
%1st pts 85% 70%
2nd pts 18/33 25/42
%2nd pts 55% 60%

Lajovic blasted 7 aces . Sonego blasted 6 aces . Lajovic won 85% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Sonego won 70% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Lajovic Sonego
Won 3 3
Converted 3/9 3/6
% Converted 33% 50%
Conceded 3 7
Saved 3 6
% Saved 100% 86%
Times Broken 0 1

The Serbian broke his opponent 3 times with 33% conversion rate. Lajovic was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 3 break points. The Italian broke his opponent 3 times with 50% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.

Lajovic
R1
Cecchinato
Total
Score 6-4 6-74 6-1
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 30 30
pts 110-90 110-90
Total points 200 200
Winners 50 50
%Winners 45% 45%
SERVE
Aces 7 7
Double Faults 3 3
1st in 59/92 59/92
% 1st in 64% 64%
1st pts 50/59 50/59
% 1st pts 85% 85%
2nd pts 18/33 18/33
% 2nd pts 55% 55%
Breaks
Won 3 3
Converted 3/9 3/9
Converted % 33% 33%
Conceded 3 3
Saved 3/3 3
Saved % 100% 100%
Times Broken 0 -100
Sonego
R1
Mayer
Total
Score 6-1 5-7 6-4
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 29 29
pts 102-88 102-88
Total points 190 190
Winners 40 40
%Winners 39% 39%
SERVE
Aces 6 6
Double Faults 4 4
1st in 57/99 57/99
% 1st in 58% 58%
1st pts 40/57 40/57
% 1st pts 70% 70%
2nd pts 25/42 25/42
% 2nd pts 60% 60%
Breaks
Won 3 3
Converted 3/6 3/6
Converted % 50% 50%
Conceded 7 7
Saved 6/7 6
Saved % 86% 86%
Times Broken 1 0

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Lajovic
LWLLLLLLLW
Sonego
LWLWWLLWLL
2024 2023 2022
17 - 21
27 - 33
3-7
Hard
10-14
1-3
I Hard
4-5
13-10
Clay
10-11
0-1
Grass
3-3

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