The Spaniard fought him but fell at the gates of the semifinals
MADRID, 12 (EUROPA PRESS)
The Spanish tennis player ATP Challenger Santa Cruz 2022 Draw”>Fernando Verdasco could not (6-4, 7-6 (4)) this Friday with the Italian Lorenzo Sonego and said goodbye to the ATP tournament in Buenos Aires in the quarterfinals, an outcome with defeat but fought in a week of circuit recovery.
The man from Madrid stood up to the third seed, current number 22 in the world, but the match escaped him in small details. Verdasco knew how to be aggressive and also defend himself from the Italian’s attacks. In the sixth game, the Spaniard saved four break balls, but gave up the set with his serve in the tenth (6-4).
Sonego imposed his rhythm and seemed to strike the final blow with a 4-0 lead in the second set, but the player from Madrid reacted with quality and pride. Verdasco, who met his first ATP victories this week in the Argentine capital since May 2021, sold his skin dearly and forced sudden death.
In the ‘tie-break’, however, the Italian commanded, although he needed three match points, which advanced to the semifinals to face an Argentine, Francisco Cerundolo or Diego Schwartzman.
