LIVE UPDATE Joao Fonseca upsets Sonego in the 1st round

BUCHAREST OPEN - BUCHAREST DRAW AND RESULTS. Fonseca stuns Sonego

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Joao Fonseca vs. Lorenzo Sonego

Joao Fonseca stuns Lorenzo Sonego 7-6(5) 7-5 in the 1st round in Bucharest on Tuesday.

Fonseca
Bucharest
Fonseca's Record

Fonseca added to his prize money € 3,950 after conquering this match. He has already won € 10,165 after this win. If he wins the next match, Joao will add € 7,345 to his earnings to get in total € 17,510 in total.

After this match, the head to head between Fonseca and Sonego is 1-0 for Joao.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Fonseca 7-6
FonsecaSonego
7
6
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
FonsecaSonego
7
6
0
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
1
6
2
6
3
6
4
6
5
FonsecaSonego
6
6
15
0
30
0
40
0
FonsecaSonego
5
6
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
FonsecaSonego
5
5
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
FonsecaSonego
5
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
FonsecaSonego
4
4
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
FonsecaSonego
3
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
FonsecaSonego
2
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
FonsecaSonego
1
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
FonsecaSonego
1
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
FonsecaSonego
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
FonsecaSonego
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
FonsecaSonego
0
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

The Brazilian won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 4th (1-3) and in the 10th (5-5) game, The Brazilian broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to win the set 7-6.

Joao failed to serve out the set when leading 5-4 to be broken at 40.

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when the Brazilian won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set so as to change the game count from 1-4 to 5-4.

Joao converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 7th (2-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40 and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Lorenzo converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had his opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 40-A).

They contested 89 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Joao won just 3 more points than the Italian (46-43). The Brazilian surrendered 21 points on serve (33-21). In addition, on the other side, Lorenzo conceded 13 points on serve (22-13).

2nd Set -
Fonseca 7-5
FonsecaSonego
7
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
FonsecaSonego
6
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
FonsecaSonego
5
5
0
15
0
30
0
40
FonsecaSonego
5
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
FonsecaSonego
4
4
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
FonsecaSonego
4
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
FonsecaSonego
3
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
FonsecaSonego
3
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
FonsecaSonego
2
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
FonsecaSonego
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
FonsecaSonego
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40

The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Brazilian conquered in the 12th game (7-5).

The Brazilian was unable to convert any of the 3 conquered break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40). On the other side, Fonseca didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 60 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Fonseca won just 2 more points than the Italian (31-29). Joao dropped 8 points on serve (21-8). Regarding the other side of the net, Sonego conceded 10 points on serve (21-10).

1st
Fonseca
Sonego
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Fonseca
Sonego
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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