Lorenzo Sonego will face Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the first round of the Sofia Open. The game will start on September 28 at 12:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3.5) for Sonego – 1.65.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23.5 – 1.42.
Sonego played well last week in Metz, where he took his only trophy of the year so far. We expect to see a productive performance from Lorenzo on the Sofia courts as well. We believe that the Italian will show a confident start in the local courts.
The last two head-to-head encounters between the tennis players ended rather quickly, with Sonego winning in two sets. We believe that the upcoming match will not go beyond two sets.
Sonego produced a fine performance on the Metz courts last week, which he eventually triumphed in. In the deciding match, Lorenzo Sonego defeated Alexandre Bublik (7-6, 6-2) in two sets.
This is the third ATP title for Sonego in his career. He previously won at home in Cagliari and on the grass courts in Antalya, where he defeated Miomir Kecmanovic (6-7, 7-6, 6-1) in the final.
Sonego had won three of his previous five starts in the indoor hard-courts tournaments.
Zapata Miralles has shown promising results on his favourite clay in the last two months. In mid-August, the Spaniard won the Challenger in Meerbusch, Germany, defeating Dennis Novak (6-1, 6-2) in the final.
In early September, Bernabe made the home finals in Seville, where he lost to compatriot Roberto Carballes Baena (3-6, 6-7).
Zapata Miralles has lost four times in his last five meetings with higher-ranked opponents.
In 4 of Zapata Miralles’ last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.84.
In the last five matches, Sonego has played the tie-break three times. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.60.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 6/10
Sonego’s Rating – 65
Lorenzo Sonego Wins/Losses in 2022 – 24/24
Zapata Miralles’ Rating – 80
Bernabe Zapata Miralles Wins/Losses in 2022 – 44/27
Sonego leads with a score of 3-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Dubai Tennis Championships in 2021. In that match, Sonego defeated Zapata Miralles (6-2, 6-2) in two sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Arena Armeec, Sofia, Bulgaria.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Sofia Open: Sonego vs Zapata Miralles at 22bet and MelBet.