Sonego stuns 7th seed Rublev

Updated On: 03 June, 2023 08:59 AM IST | Paris | AFP

It was a surprise defeat for Russian Rublev who had reached the Last 8 on each of his past three Slam appearances and won the Monte Carlo Masters this season

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Lorenzo Sonego

Italian Lorenzo Sonego battled back from two sets down to knock seventh seed Andrey Rublev out of the French Open on Friday and reach the last 16 for the second time.

The World No. 48 was two points from defeat during a fourth-set tie-break but prevailed 5-7, 0-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 after three hours and 42 minutes on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Sonego will face Russian 11th seed Karen Khachanov for a possible quarter-final meeting with 22-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic.

Andrey Rublev