Francisco Cerundolo vs Lorenzo Sonego Prediction: Cerundolo’s baseline against Sonego’s serve. Who wins?

Francisco Cerundolo and Lorenzo Sonego are set to face each other in the quarter final round of the ATP Umag tournament. They have played twice against each other in the past and both players won one of the two meetings.

Francisco Cerundolo defeated Matej Dodig in the round of 16, while Lorenzo Sonego defeated Alexander Muller in the round of 16 to also qualify for the quarter finals.

World number 37, Francisco Cerundolo gets into the quarter final stage in the ATP Umag tournament and he is set to face a familiar opponent, Lorenzo Sonego. Cerundolo made it to the quarter finals of the ATP Hamburg a few weeks ago, where he was defeated by Pedro Martinez. After his elimination, he headed straight to the round of 16 in the ATP Umag. In his first match, he played against Matej Dodig and he won in straight sets by a 6-3,6-4 scoreline. Stats reports of Francisco Cerundolo showed he had: 1 ace, 4 double faults, 31/49 first serve, 14/18 second serve, 10 service games won, 14/46 first serve return points and 2 break points converted.

Italian player Lorenzo Sonego will also take his place on the court as he is set to battle Francisco Cerundolo in the quarter final round. Lorenzo Sonego is ranked 54th on the ATP presently.

Lorenzo Sonego played in the Wimbledon Championship and was eliminated in the round of 64 by Roberto Bautista Agut, before heading straight to the Umag tournament. He played his first match against Mili Poljicak in the round of 32, and he won in 3 sets by 2-6,7-6,6-7 scoreline. Then he progressed into the round of 16 and there he defeated Alexandre Muller in straight sets by a 7-5,6-1 score. According to reports, his stats in that game were: 4 aces, 1 double faults, 31/53 first serve, 21/22 second serve, 9 service games won, 10/33 first serve return points and 4 break points converted.

Both players are even on the h2h which shows how competitive both players are. Hence the need to analyze both players' strengths and weaknesses on the clay surface. Francisco Cerundolo is generally known for his aggressive baseline with a strong forehand while Lorenzo Sonego boasts of a powerful serve. On the clay surface, Francisco Cerundolo has the edge due to his baseline playing style and this is backed by his win-loss ratio between 2023-2024. However, we can’t rule out Sonego on the clay surface either, as he has also shown a high level of competence in the past.

• Francisco Cerundolo (-2.5) Games Handicap at 1.65 Odds
• Francisco Cerundolo (-3.5) Games Handicap at 1.89 Odds
• Total Sets 3 at 2.20 Odds