Sonego beats Humbert in three sets – Corriere.it

The day of the Italians in the Montecarlo tournament begins with a hard-fought match. The one between Lorenzo Sonego and the Frenchman Hugh Humbert. With the Piedmontese who prevails with an extraordinary comeback for 3-6, 7-5, 7-5

The match starts badly for the blue who loses his serve and sees the first set slip through his hands 6-3. The second set was hard fought, with Sonego who first loses his serve then by breaking his opponent twice and prevails 7-5. In the third set the blue loses his serve at 1-1 but then has to ask for a time-out and resort to the physiotherapist’s care for a problem with the flexor of his left leg. Humbert he goes first to 3-1 then to 4-2, but here Sonego comes back to 4-4. To then give up the service again the next game. And recover it, taking 5-5 after canceling 4 match-points. To then break his serve and win 7-5 in the third and decisive set after almost 3 hours of play.