Tennis: ATP Paris, Sonego wins derby against Musetti and advances to the round of 16

Turin, 29 October (LaPresse) – Lorenzo Sonego, who had not beaten a Top 10 player since Roland Garros 2023, ended his drought in the second round of the Rolex Paris Masters, defeating Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 in an all-Italian derby. It was an important victory for the Piedmontese (No. 45 ATP) against Musetti (No. 8 in the world and No. 7 seed), who was less impressive from the second half of the second set onwards. Sonego, meanwhile, reaches the last 16 of the Paris Masters 1000 for the first time in his career and will face Daniil Medvedev (No. 13 and No. 11 in the draw) tomorrow. The Russian benefited from Grigor Dimitrov’s withdrawal and leads 3-0 in previous encounters with the Italian. ‘Attitude was the key,’ Sonego said in a post-match interview. ‘I wasn’t happy with the first set. He’s a player who’s difficult to get into the match against, but I fought point by point and remained confident because I’ve been training well these days. The match then turned around, and it was crucial to hold serve in the second set.’ ‘I’m obviously happy with the win, but I’m sorry to have eliminated Musetti, who is in contention for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin: I hope he qualifies anyway,’ he added. ‘I want to finish the year well. It’s always bad to lose during the season, and the important thing is to train consistently and find good feelings. Now we’ll see how the rest of the tournament goes.’