Fabio Fognini defeated Lorenzo Sonego in two very quick sets and that’s it qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP 250 tournament in Metz. The Ligurian tennis player dominated the derby against the Piedmontese, winning with a score of 6-1, 6-2 and thus continuing his adventure on the hard courts of the French town, where he entered the draw thanks to a wild card.
Fabio Fognini will face the Frenchman Ugo Humbert, also coming off a derby won in two sets (6-3, 7-5 against Mayot). At stake is qualification for the final round to be played against the winner of the match between the Russian Shevchenko and the French Herbert. The 36-year-old, who started the week as number 147 in the world and has now already become virtual number 126, has reached the first semi-final of the season and now wants to continue to surprise in the tournament in which he participates thanks to a wild card.
The Ligurian has only played one match against Ugo Humbertwho is 11 years younger than him and who is the current number 23 in the world: the transalpine won in the round of 32 of the Masters 1000 in Rome in 2020 with a score of 7-5, 7-6(4) on clay of the capital, while tomorrow it will be played on indoor hard courts.
Ugo Humbert’s best seasonal results? The Challengers won in Cagliari and Bordeaux, the quarterfinals at the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, the semi-final at the ATP 500 in Basel, the quarter-finals in the ATP 500 in Washington and Beijing, the semi-finals in Atlanta and Newport. Fognini won just six matches in 2023, reaching the third round at Roland Garros and the round of 32 of the Internazionali d’Italia.
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2023-11-09 21:25:53
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