Lorenzo Sonego won the ATP 250 tournament in Metz on Sunday, beating Kazakhstan’s Oleksandr Bublyk (44 ATP) in straight sets in the final.

Lorenzo SonegoPhoto: Rafael Henrique / Zuma Press / Profimedia

The Italian, ranked 65th in the world, won after an hour and a half against the seventh seed 7-6(3), 6-2.

During the competition in France, Lorenzo also beat Aslan Karatsev (39 ATP), Gilles Simon (175 ATP), Sebastian Corda (49 ATP) and Hubert Gurkac (10 ATP, defending champion).

Know:

  • Sonego also holds titles in Antalya (2019) and Cagliari (2021).
  • Instead, Bublyk lost the sixth final out of seven played. The athlete from Kazakhstan won only the tournament in Montpellier (2022).

Oleksandr Bublyk, a strange decision at an important moment

When he was leading in the set and counted 3:1, Bublyk tried to put on a show again and hit the ball with the handle of the racket.

The result of the match between Lorenzo Sonego and Oleksandr Bublyk