Lorenzo Sonego wins against Laslo Djere 2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 in the final in Cagliari on Sunday. The epic lasted 3 hours and 1 minute. This is the first time that the Italian conquered this tournament. This was the 2nd career title for Lorenzo. Djere remains with 2nd titles after he conquered the tournament in Rio De Janeiro 2019 and in Sardinia 2020. (see list of the title)
The Italian added € 11,350 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned € 40,100 in total after winning this tournament.
Sonego was happy about the outcome of the contest. He commented:
“The match was long and I remained calm in the second-set tie-break. knew the match wasn’t finished because I had always kept fighting. It’s wonderful to win the title with all my team here. Now, I am really tired, but I am very happy. I am happy to follow in Volandri’s footsteps and win a title on home soil.”
Highlights Lorenzo Sonego vs. Laslo Djere Sardegna Open – Cagliari
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
3h:01
Sonego won this match even if he conquered less points than the Serbian (103 vs. 110).
Sonego
Sonego won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points since he converted only 22% (2/9) of the procured opportunities.
Djere
On the other side, Djere was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 25% – 3/12). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this encounter, the head to head between Sonego and Djere is 2-1 for Lorenzo.
Live score progression and stats
Fucsovics had a great start in this set after breaking Sonego in the 1st game (1-0). Laslo reinforced his lead after breaking the Italian in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
Laslo converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). On the other side, the Italian was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (0-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They contested 56 points. Laslo was the one to win the set after conquering 12 points more than Lorenzo (34-22). The Serbian surrendered 8 points on serve (20-8). On the losing side, Sonego conceded 14 points on serve (14-14).
Lorenzo won the set after he broke the Serbian in the 4th (3-1) game. Djere tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Nevertheless, Lorenzo maintained the focus to conquer the set 7-6.
Lorenzo dropped 27 points on serve (36-27). In addition, on the other side, Laslo conceded 12 points on serve (23-12).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Italian snatched in the 5th game (3-2) before eventually winning the set (6-4).
The Italian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Laslo wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 6th game (2-3 30-40).
They played 60 points. The Italian was the winner of the set after clinching 4 points more than Laslo (32-28). Lorenzo lost 8 points on serve (20-8). In addition, on the other side, Djere conceded 12 points on serve (20-12).
