Metz Open: Sixth seed Sonego advances to second round
Lorenzo Sonego edged out Marcos Giron 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) on Monday afternoon. He’ll face the winner of the match between Jordanian qualifier Abdullah Shelbayh and Frenchman Hugo Gaston in the next round
Lorenzo Sonego in Miami in 2023 (Zuma/Panoramic)
Italian Lorenzo Sonego, the No 6 seed, reached the second round of the Metz Open by edging out American Marcos Giron 2-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) at Arènes de Metz on Monday afternoon.
Sonego, ranked No 49, will play the winner of the match between Jordanian qualifier Abdullah Shelbayh and Frenchman Hugo Gaston next.
Metz ATP250, other first-round results (Arènes de Metz, EUR 562.815, most recent results first):
- Daniel Altmaier vs. Mate Valkusz
- Abdullah Shelbayh vs. Hugo Gaston
- Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Fabio Fognini
- Luca Van Assche vs. Botic van de Zandschulp
- Stan Wawrinka vs. Bernabe Zapata Miralles
- Harold Mayot vs. Yosuke Watanuki
- Matteo Martineau vs. Dominic Thiem
- Constant Lestienne vs. Calvin Hemery: monday
- Alexander Shevchenko beat Mathias Bourgue (Q): 6-4, 7-5
- Gregoire Barrere beat Yannick Hanfmann (7): 7-6 (5), 6-4
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert (WC) beat Arthur Cazaux (WC): 7-6 (7), 6-4
People in this post
More tennis news
November 17, 2024
How the old Zverev weighed down the new Zverev in the Masters semi-finals
Alexander Zverev has not yet finished his transformation to a No 1 threat,...
Cédric Rouquette
November 17, 2024
Norway, Christian Ruud, Grand Slam runner-up: Everything you always wanted to know about Casper Ruud (but never had time to find out) – updated after 2024 ATP Finals exit
A former world No 2, Casper Ruud is the highest-ever ranked Norwegian player...
Haresh Ramchandani
November 16, 2024
Italy, Carota Boys, Australian Open, drugs case: Everything you always wanted to know about Jannik Sinner (but never had the time to find out) – updated after reaching 2024 ATP Finals final
Jannik Sinner was a champion skier as a youth. Here is all you...
Chris Oddo
November 16, 2024
“It comes to a point where you wonder if tennis can be played any better” – Ruud on Sinner’s stratospheric performance
Jannik Sinner thrashed Ruud both at practice and in the semi-finals of the...
Cédric Rouquette
November 16, 2024
Players, prize money, dates, tickets: Everything you always wanted to know about the 2024 ATP Finals (but never had time to find out) – updated after Day 7
The season's top eight singles players and doubles teams are in Turin for...
Haresh Ramchandani
Your comments