Lorenzo Sonego

Lorenzo Sonego (; born 11 May 1995) is an Italian professional tennis player. Sonego has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 28 achieved on 12 April 2021. He has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 132 also achieved on 12 April 2021. Sonego made his ATP main-draw debut at the 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, where he received a main-draw wildcard.
Early life.
Sonego was born in Turin, Italy. He began playing tennis when he was 11 years old, encouraged by his father Giorgio and his coach Gipo Arbino. A fan of Italian football club Torino, he played for the Torino youth academy between the age of six and 13 before focusing on tennis.
Career.
2016–2017: ATP Tour debut and first Challenger title.
He made his ATP Tour debut on May 2016 at the 2016 Italian Open, where he received a wild card and lost against João Sousa in the first round.
On 17 October 2017 he won his first Challenger title, defeating Tim Pütz at the 2017 Sparkassen ATP Challenger.
2018: Grand Slam debut.
Sonego started his Grand Slam career with a win over Robin Haase at the 2018 Australian Open. He was then defeated in the second round by Richard Gasquet. 
Sonego entered 2018 Wimbledon as a lucky loser after being defeated by Ernest Gulbis in the third round of qualifying. He was defeated by Taylor Fritz in the first round in straight sets.
2019: First ATP title, Masters 1000 quarterfinal.
Sonego, as a qualifier, reached the quarterfinals of Monte-Carlo, upsetting 8th seed Karen Khachanov on the way. He lost to eventual runner-up Dušan Lajović in straight sets.
Sonego won his first ATP title in Antalya, Turkey in June 2019, defeating Serbian Miomir Kecmanović in three sets in the final.
2020: French Open fourth round, victory over world No. 1, ATP 500 final.
Sonego made a career-best 4th round appearance at the 2020 French Open, defeating Emilio Gómez, Alexander Bublik, and 27th seed Taylor Fritz before losing to 12th seed Diego Schwartzman in straight sets. His match against Fritz had the longest tiebreak in French Open history in the third set, finishing eventually with a 19-17 score in favor of Sonego. 
At the 2020 Erste Bank Open, Sonego, as a Lucky Loser, shocked world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets 6-2 6-1. It was only Djokovic's third loss of the year. Sonego went on to make the final of the event, but lost to fifth seed Andrey Rublev 4-6, 4-6.
2021: Top 30, Masters 1000 semifinal.
At the 2021 Sardegna Open in April, Sonego won both the singles and doubles titles. As a result he achieved career-high singles ranking of world No. 28 and doubles ranking of No. 132 on 12 April 2021.
In Rome, Sonego scored his second top-10 win over Dominic Thiem, beating him in 3 sets in a match lasting over 3 hours. As a result, he made his second Masters quarterfinal, where he beat 7th seed Andrey Rublev, his third top-10 win. In the semifinal, he once again faced World No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic but lost in 3 sets.
Performance timelines.
Singles.
"Current through the 2021 Italian Open."
Record against other players.
Record against top 10 players.
Sonego's match record against players who have been ranked world No. 10, with those who have been No. 1 in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered.