Sonego makes Alcaraz tremble, but the Spaniard passes after 3 and a half hours of battle
Zeppieri also knocked out, defeated in the fifth by Norrie. Two Italians remain in the third round, Sinner and Cobolli
Lorenzo Sonego plays a great match but in the end he has to surrender to world number 2 Carlos Alcaraz in the second round of the Australian Open.
The blue player challenges the Spaniard for three and a half hours and loses with a score of 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, 7-6 in favor of Alcaraz who thus flies to the third round of the first Slam of the season.
High level and bitter test also for Giulio Zeppieri, the Italian number 133 in the world goes two sets ahead of the British Norrie, number 22, and lets himself come back from losing with a score of 3-6, 6-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4.
There are therefore two Italians left in the third round, Jannik Sinner who will face Baez and Flavio Cobolli who will challenge world number 10 Alex De Minaur.
In the women's draw in the third round there is only Jasmine Paolini, who defeated the German Maria 6-2, 6-3. Defeats for Martina Trevisan (6-4, 6-4 against the French Dodin) and Elisabetta Cocciaretto (4-6, 6-4, 6-3 against the American Navarro).
(Unioneonline/L)
