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After Dominic Thiem, Novak Djokovic also failed prematurely on Friday at the Erste Bank Open at the Wiener Stadthalle. The world number one lost in the quarterfinals to Italian Lorenzo Sonego (ATP-42nd) sensationally after just 68 minutes with 2: 6 1: 6.
The Italian, who sneaked into the pack as a lucky underdog after a qualifying loss, took the Serbian’s first two service games, then confidently maintained his serve and won the first set in the 32nd minute. In the second round, the 25-year-old made two breaks in Djokovic’s first three service games.
Sonego defended himself from three break balls at 4: 1 and was clear as the winner after 1:08 hours. Thus, of the eight seeds in Vienna, only Thiem’s conqueror Andrej Rublew (RUS / 5) is in the semi-finals.
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“It is the most important victory of my life. I played very well today, the best game of my life. I like this tournament and the conditions. Is incredible. I don’t know what to say Thanks to the audience! See you tomorrow, ”said Sonego, who will face Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) or Daniel Evans (GBR) in the semi-finals (currently live on ORF Sport +). Djokovic, who appeared in Vienna for the first time since 2007, left the room without saying a word.
