Article by David Istrate – published on Saturday, 05 July 2025 23:00 / Updated on Saturday, 05 July 2025 23:43
The Italian Lorenzo Sonego (30 years old, 47 ATP) has qualified in the finals of the Wimbledon tournament, after a match of over 5 hours with American Brandon Nakashima (23 years, 34 ATP). 4 of the 5 sets ended in Tie-Break, and the 30-year-old player imposed 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8), 6-7 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (3).
The most spectacular match played on Saturday, July 5, at Wimbledon was Lorenzo Sonego and Brandon Nakashima. The duel lasted 5 hours and 3 minutes And ended with a tie-break, being the longest match of the tournament.
Lorenzo Sonego, winner in a match with 5 incredible sets
The two opponents offered a good fight, the “balance” being the key word. The first 3 sets needed tiebreak and lasted more than 3 hours. Only in the 4th sequence Nakashima managed to break the rhythm and imposed with 6-3, but immediately followed the longest set of confrontation.
Neither Sonego nor his American opponent were willing to give up, being the protagonists of a party in which both fighters should be declared winners. Eventually the Italian was more inspired in the last tie-break and imposed with 6-7 (5), 7-6 (8), 6-7 (2), 3-6, 7-6 (3).
77for minutes lasted the decisive set
Due to this success, Lorenzo Sonego has qualified in the finals at Wimbledon. There, the world number 47 will meet another American: Ben Shelton (22, 10 ATP)who defeated the Hungarian Marton Fucsovics (33 years, 105 ATP) with a score of 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
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Sonego managed for the first time after 2021 to get access to the 4th round at Wimbledon. Then, the Italian was defeated in 3 sets by the Argentine Diego Schwartzmann, score 1-6, 3-6, 4-6, and missed a duel with Dominic Thiem in “quarters”.
