Sonego takes the battle against Shapovalov

The Italian has taken a victory of more than three hours. Sonego has shown his mental strength and in three sets he has beaten a very irregular Shapovalov (7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-4).

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Canada and Italy They were in the second semifinal of the Davis Cup. With Australia in the final, one of these two countries was going to fight for the Salera. Historic appointment for both countries. Canada was a priori favourite. In the first duel they measured Shapovalov y Sonego. The Canadian had lost in the quarterfinals to Struff but then in the doubles he had won with Pospisil. On the other side, a Sonego who surprised Tiafoe by beating Tiafoe in two sleeves. In the face to face a confrontation in Rome 2022 and the victory went to Shapovalov in three sets.

Sonego carries out the set

The duel began in a good way for Shapovalov who quickly, thanks to his successes, went up to 2-0. It didn’t take long for a Sonego to turn the box around who was beginning to find that solid tennis that gave him free points after the gifts of a Shapovalov who sometimes sinned of going too fast. In addition, Sonego had two break balls in the sixth game but Shapovalov saved them wonderfully and put the tables back. Lorenzo was able to get his winning character to shine and it is that he managed to save two breaking balls against and put the 4-3 in his favor.

Very important was the ninth game. After a lot of tension and with a few deuce Sonego managed to make it 5-4 and subtracted to take the set. Shapovalov seemed to be more comfortable against a Sonego who seemed to be under more pressure at the end of the first round. Despite them, the important points fell for Lorenzo and with the 6-5 the tie break was secured at least. Finally they went to the tie break. Here Sonego was more confident and escaped until 5-1. Fantastic reaction from Shapovalov that made it 5-4, but Sonego won the next point and with 6-4 he had two set balls. At the first after another error by Shapovalov he took the first set.

Shapovalov sobrevive

Denis began by commanding the score in the second sleeve. Shapovalov was calmer and he seemed more animated in search of that reaction that would change the future of the game. There was no alternative for the remains in the entire set until the key moments arrived. After 5-4 Denis found himself with four set balls, but he was unable to take advantage of any and Sonego made it 5-5 after carrying out a critical game. Again they had another tie break. Sonego was leaving until 5-2, but the nerves arrived to close the game. Suddenly Shapovalov equalized at 5-5 and after a double fault at the worst moment by Sonego, the Canadian had a set point. Shapovalov did not fail and forced the third set in a miraculous way.

Sonego takes the win

Both started with a lot of nerves at the start of the third quarter. Sonego began by conceding two break balls to his rival but Shapovalov kept letting his opportunities slip away. In addition, the double faults began and he did not stop giving points to Sonego. Despite them he kept equalizing the score. After 2-1, he requested the assistance of the physio. Sonego had a breaking ball in the fifth but Shapovalov saved it with a direct serve. It was time to move on to Shapovalov’s attack. Three other break balls and three other opportunities that left. After Sonego’s 5-4, it remained to give the first point to Italy. After a double fault came the match point and with another double fault Shapovalov ended up losing the game.