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France 24
5 days ago
- Sport
- France 24
Rublev, Tiafoe sweat out three-set wins in Toronto
Sixth seed Rublev, runner-up in Canada a year ago to Alexei Popyrin, advanced 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 as Lorenzo Sonego double-faulted on match point in their contest after two and a half hours. Tiafoe, the number seven, confessed to a bad day but earned his win the hard way as he beat Australian Aleksandar Vukic 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. "The ball was flying a lot, it was really ugly, but I'm happy to get through it," Tiafoe said. "It doesn't matter how you win. You just have to compete. It was up and down for me today." Rublev's victory extended the loss streak against the top 20 which has been plaguing Sonego for more than a year. The Italian has dropped his last 16 matches against the elite dating to Roland Garros last season. He now stands 2-3 against Rublev. The seed finished with 29 winners while Sonego had 41 unforced errors. Rublev, who won his 25th match of the season, now goes against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, who beat him this season on clay in Barcelona. The Spaniard earned his spot 6-2, 6-4 over Jakob Mensik. "I'm really happy, it's my first time in the round of 16 here in Toronto," Rublev said of the event, which alternates each season with Montreal. "I'm excited, motivated and happy with my performance." The winner said he had to adjust his serve in windy conditions as he made his comeback after losing the opening set. "I played more aggressive in the second set and made fewer mistakes. I was doing more with my serve. I had to slow it wide in the wind." Tiafoe next lines up against another Aussie in Alex de Minaur, who advanced when compatriot Christopher O'Connell pulled out with an injury. Tiafoe earned his 22nd match win of the season as he swept the final three games against Vukic, who had lost 15 or his previous 18 matches prior to arriving in Canada this week. "I had chances in the second set -- I could have gotten out in straights (sets)," Tiafoe said. "But he fended them off and made me play a third." The American, a quarter-finalist last week in his Washington hometown, will be playing for the second time in a Masters fourth round this season after Madrid in the spring. Second seed Taylor Fritz was bidding for the last 16 later as he faced a third-round test against Canadian Gabriel Diallo. Czech Jiri Lehecka completed a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 fightback to overhaul Arthur Fils as the Frenchman played for the first time since Roland Garros due to a back injury.
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USA Today
29-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
2025 National Bank Open Presented by Rogers: Yunchaokete [76th] vs. Sonego [38th] Prediction, Odds and Match Preview
Bu Yunchaokete (No. 76 ranking) will take on Lorenzo Sonego (No. 38) in the Round of 64 of the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers on Wednesday, July 30. Sonego is the favorite against Yunchaokete for this match, with -200 odds compared to the underdog's +154. If you want to tune in for this match, and the rest of the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers, Tennis Channel is the spot to go. Tennis odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Monday at 10:35 PM ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub. Bu Yunchaokete vs. Lorenzo Sonego matchup info Watch the Tennis Channel and more sports on Fubo! Yunchaokete vs. Sonego Prediction Based on the implied probility from the moneyline, Yunchaokete has a 66.7% to win. Yunchaokete vs. Sonego Betting Odds Yunchaokete vs. Sonego matchup performance & stats
United News of India
08-07-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
Shelton overcomes sluggish start to storm into QFs
London, July 8 (UNI) Ben Shelton overcame a sluggish start and a spirited Lorenzo Sonego to book his place in the Wimbledon quarterfinals for the first time, with a determined 3-6, 6-1, 7-6(1), 7-5 victory on No.1 Court today. The American No.10 seed, who had not lost a set at The Championships until today, was pushed hard by the world No.47, who came into the match with heavy legs but a light heart. Just 48 hours earlier, Sonego had battled through the tournament's longest match since 2018 — a five-hour, four-minute epic against Brandon Nakashima. Despite that punishing third-round outing, Sonego started brighter. The Italian, chasing his first Wimbledon quarterfinal and first career win against a top-10 player on grass, pounced on Shelton's erratic serving to snatch the opening set. It was also his first set taken off the American in three Grand Slam meetings this year. Sonego employed deliberate pacing, including near time violations with extended ball bouncing, while Shelton responded with his own mind games, standing upright until the last moment before receiving serve. Tensions peaked at the first set changeover, when the chair umpire advised Shelton to crouch earlier for returns — a suggestion the 21-year-old didn't appreciate but may have taken to heart. From that point, Shelton responded with resilience. He saved two break points with sharp volleys early in the second set and never looked back. His lefty serve grew more effective, and his returning became increasingly aggressive, culminating in a commanding 7-1 tiebreak win in the third. The American's serving shoulder, marked with cupping therapy spots, hinted at some physical concern, but his energy never waned. Though there were flashes of loose play, Shelton leaned on his serve to dig himself out of tight spots, including crucial moments in the fourth set. Today's result also marked a unique statistical footnote: Shelton and Sonego became the first men's pair since Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe in 1984 to meet at three Grand Slams in a single season. Shelton has now won all three. The American's mental toughness has become a standout feature of his 2025 campaign. Of the 13 sets he has played this Fortnight, he has won all four tiebreaks and two others by 7-5 margins, underlining his ability to peak in clutch moments. With his longest match of the tournament now behind him, Shelton advances to the business end of the draw with growing belief. Shelton's journey continues, and with each round, so does the sense that the 21-year-old is ready to make a serious mark on the grass of SW19. UNI BDN ARN
Hamilton Spectator
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Wimbledon: Ben Shelton beats Sonego again to reach the quarterfinals with his sister still around
LONDON (AP) — Ben Shelton reached his first Wimbledon quarterfinal — doing a round better than his father-turned coach, Bryan, did in 1994 — by beating Lorenzo Sonego 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (1), 7-5 on Monday. Shelton, a 22-year-old American who won the 2022 NCAA singles title for the University of Florida, improved to 3-0 against Italy's Sonego in Grand Slam action this season. It's the first time two men faced each other in a year's initial three majors since John McEnroe went 3-0 against Jimmy Connors in 1984. The 10th-seeded Shelton also eliminated Sonego in the Australian Open's quarterfinals in January, and the French Open's first round in May. 'Every time I need a big point, he comes up with a highlight shot,' Shelton said, 'and maybe the same, vice versa.' Shelton finished this latest meeting with a flourish, breaking the 47th-ranked Sonego to avoid heading to a tiebreaker, then throwing his head back, yelling 'Come on!' and pounding his chest. 'I'm happy with the way that I played that last game. I feel like that was my best tennis, my best returning, and that's what I'm going to need to continue in this tournament,' said Shelton, who advanced to a matchup against No. 1 Jannik Sinner or No. 19 Grigor Dimitrov. 'So for me to end the match with that sort of game gives me a lot of confidence moving forward.' Up in the stands at No. 1 Court were Shelton's parents, his sister Emma — who stuck around at the All England Club after he made a public plea for her not to have to return to her job at Morgan Stanley on Monday, as originally planned — and his girlfriend, U.S. national soccer team star Trinity Rodman. 'I've got a lot of people that I love over there,' Shelton said during his on-court interview. He credited his father with inspiring the way he plays on grass courts. 'He was in the round of 16 here — 31 years ago? Give or take. He was a serve-and-volleyer. Big serve. Came forward all the time. He would like to see me coming forward a little bit more than I am. My argument is I think I'm better than him from the baseline,' Shelton said. But he's also showing that he has a knack for success on the slick surface, doing the sorts of things that constitute what Shelton termed 'vintage style' tennis of moving forward and cutting off angles and generally being 'a little bit unpredictable.' Against Sonego, Shelton won the point on 43 of his 58 trips to the net, including 11 of 17 when serve-and-volleying. If he can produce those sorts of numbers in his next match, that could help get him to a third career Grand Slam semifinal, after the 2023 U.S. Open and this year's Australian Open. ___ Howard Fendrich has been the AP's tennis writer since 2002. Find his stories here: . More AP tennis:
The Star
07-07-2025
- Sport
- The Star
Tennis-Shelton gets one up on dad as he battles to Wimbledon quarter-finals
Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 7, 2025 Ben Shelton of the U.S. celebrates winning his round of 16 match against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego REUTERS/Isabel Infantes LONDON (Reuters) -American 10th seed Ben Shelton reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals for the first time on Monday when a 3-6 6-1 7-6 (1) 7-5 victory over Italian Lorenzo Sonego also gave him the family bragging rights. Thirty-one years ago Shelton's father and current coach Bryan lost 10-8 in the fifth set to Christian Bergstrom in the last 16 at Wimbledon in what proved the high-point of his Grand Slam career. Shelton junior, who has previously reached the semis at the Australian and U.S. Opens, was a little ragged as he dropped his first set of the tournament, but the powerful left-hander found his length and attacked the net more in a dominant second set, and then raced through a third-set tie-break. In a nip and tuck fourth, Shelton, sporting a Rafa Nadal-style sleeveless vest, delivered an athletic final game to break and take the match, roaring in triumph. Shelton, 22, was quick to credit his father, watching from the players' box on Number One Court. "He kind of inspires the way that I'm playing on grass, the way that I'm moving forward, how I'm cutting off angles, wanting to mix in the serve and volley vintage style of tennis every once in a while," he said. "He was a serve and volley -- I think I'm better than him from the baseline." Shelton came into the match having not only not lost a set, but having dropped only two service games in three rounds. After beating Sonego at the Australian and French Opens this year and with the Italian coming off a marathon five-hour match on Saturday, Shelton must have been in confident mood, but he was somewhat wild in the first set. Sonego, also seeking a first Wimbledon quarter-final, was unable to maintain his consistency in the second set and Shelton quickly took command with a double break. It looked like a relatively straightforward third set too as Shelton ramped up the power to grab an early break but Sonego dug in superbly to break back, only to be blown away 7-1 in the tie-break. Sonego forced a rare break point at 2-2 in the fourth but Shelton somehow scrambled a brilliant John McEnroe-style pick-up half-volley to save it and went on to hold. They then went toe to toe until the thrilling final game, highlighted by Shelton's fabulous running forehand, after which he leaped a mile off the ground to punch the air in celebration. Shelton duly completed the win to earn a probable quarter-final against another Italian, world number one Jannik Sinner, where a victory would make it three years in a row that an American had made the semi-finals after Taylor Fritz and Chris Eubanks. "It was difficult," Shelton said. "Every time I needed a big point, he comes up with a highlight shot, and maybe the same vice-versa, but it was a lot of fun. "I'm happy with the way that I played that last game. I felt like that was my best tennis, my best returning, and it's what I'm going to need to continue in this tournament. "To end the match with that sort of game gives me a lot of confidence." (Reporting by Mitch Phillips, editing by Clare Fallon)
