Lorenzo Sonego ended the dream run of another teenager at the Australian Open as the unseeded Italian beat qualifier Learner Tien 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-1 and reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time on Monday.
Lorenzo Sonego will play in his first Major quarter-final at 29! Lorenzo is enjoying his career-best Major tournament in Melbourne. The Italian beat Learnen Tien 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 in two hours and 25 minutes at John Cain Arena.
Teenage qualifier Learner Tien's Australian Open fairytale ended on Monday as Italy's Lorenzo Sonego blasted into his first Grand Slam quarter-final on his 26th attempt.
Jannik Sinner battled through illness to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Monday as his Italian compatriot Lorenzo Sonego ended teenager Learner Tien's fairytale run.Madison Keys lat
Certainly the marquee matchup in the quarterfinals, as Alcaraz and Djokovic will meet in another major, this time before the final. The Spaniard has defeated the 24-time Grand Slam champion in each of the last two Wimbledon finals, though this will be the first-ever hard court major
The 19-year-old Learner Tien became the youngest player since Rafael Nadal in 2005 to reach this stage of the men's singles at Melbourne Park but fell just short of reaching the quarter-finals
Given the task of facing off against the 18-year-old qualifier Joao Fonseca, Lorenzo Sonego found a way through in five sets on Thursday at the Australian Open 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3.
Backed by a raucous Brazilian contingent on Court 1573, Fonseca took the hour-long opener in the decider, eventually clinching set point at the fourth time of asking
The much-loved hero watched on in disbelief as the miraculous effort swung the match in his opponent’s favour.
Teenage qualifier Learner Tien's Australian Open fairytale ended on Monday as Italy's Lorenzo Sonego blasted into his first Grand Slam quarterfinal on his 26th attempt.
Learner Tien (No. 121) will meet Lorenzo Sonego (No. 55) in the Round of 16 at the Australian Open on Sunday,9.Sonego defeated Fabian Marozsan 6-7, 7-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Friday in the Round
Italian player Lorenzo Sonego defeated American teenager Learner Tien at the Australian Open to reach his first Grand Slam quarter-final. Sonego's experienced play proved decisive in a match dogged by Tien's injury.