Lorenzo Sonego tops Pavel Kotov 6-3 7-5 in the quarter in Salem Open on Thursday. Sonego will seek to keep on going in this event against David Goffin in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 42 minutes. This will be his most significant achievement in this event. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 3rd round in 2019 and 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Italian added to his prize money $ 14,905 after winning this match. He has already won $ 35,280 up to now in this competition. If he wins the next match, the Italian will add $ 26,155 to his earnings to get in total $ 61,435.
Highlights Lorenzo Sonego vs. Pavel Kotov Winston-Salem Open – Winston-Salem
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:42
At the end of the match, Lorenzo scored 78 points vs. Pavel’s 61.
Sonego
Sonego served exceptionally well to win 77% of the points (37/48) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (7/14) on his second serve. The Italian won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points since he converted only 21% (3/14) of the procured opportunities.
Kotov
On the other side, Pavel wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 17% – 1/6). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Sonego and Kotov is 1-2 for Pavel.
Draw and next match H2H: Lorenzo Sonego vs. David Goffin – stats
Sonego will square off with Goffin in the semifinal.
This will be the 3rd time that Lorenzo Sonego and David Goffin fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Sonego and Goffin (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Sonego won 4-6 6-4 6-4 in the qualifications in Monte carlo back in April 2024.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Lorenzo grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) prior to eventually conquering the set (6-3).
Sonego converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Kotov was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 9th game (3-5 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 57 points. Lorenzo was the winner of the set after clinching 7 points more than Pavel (32-25). Lorenzo surrendered 6 points on serve (21-6). On the other side, the Russian conceded 11 points on serve (19-11).
Sonego conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Pavel Kotov in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, Sonego was not done to come back to break Kotov in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
The Italian converted 16% of his break points (2/12). He had 12 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5th (2-2 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 7th (3-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 9th (4-4 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Pavel converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 8th game (4-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 82 points. Sonego was the one to win the set after conquering 10 points more than the Russian (46-36). Sonego lost 12 points on serve (23-12). Regarding the other side of the net, Pavel conceded 23 points on serve (24-23).
Tennis Scores in Salem Open
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Pavel KotovKotov (6-3 7-5)
- David GoffinGoffin – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-1 6-3)
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Learner TienTien (6-4 6-2)
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Christopher EubanksEubanks (7-5 6-76 7-65)
Upcoming matches
- David GoffinGoffin – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (1-1) – H2H details and stats
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – (0-0) – H2H details and stats
