Positive debut for Lorenzo Sonego in the Miami Open.
The Turinese - returning from six defeats in a row in the Master 1000 - beat the Austrian and former world number 3 Dominic Thiem, current number 106 ATP, 7-6(7), 6-2. More effective than Thiem in serving, with first and second, Sonego got more points than the Austrian also in return.
«I wanted to be as aggressive as possible, in response and in exchanges. I'm trying to play closer to the baseline this year," Sonego explained. My team helps me a lot, today they reminded me to stay focused, to hit hard, to play aggressively».
In the next round he will face the British Dan Evans, number 29 in the world.
