Another easy victory for Sonego against his compatriot?

Remake of the 1st round in Stuttgart where Sonego won 6/1 6/2 without much opposition in front..

Berrettini had left the field in tears after his defeat against Sonego, we have not seen him on the pitch since and we do not really know in what physical and mental state we will find him. Only 3 games since the end of March for him, he is too often hampered by injuries so it's difficult to find a good level of play with only right-left games interspersed with other injuries. He was the second favorite behind Djoko last season to win Wimbledon, at this time of the year he was unplayable and consecutively winning Stuttgart and then Queens. Unfortunately he was forced to forfeit Wimbledon and this year we could have the same outcome even if I obviously do not wish him. On the other side Sonego is having a great 2023 season and logically finds himself the favorite for this match, he is less friable on the backhand side this season and even sometimes takes the game on his own with it! Still a big quality raise but he has also progressed on serve and slams more aces than before. He has always played well on grass with his flat backhand and his quality of return but this season paradoxically the results are average for the moment. Perhaps a little tired from his long season on clay or just a little temporary slack, in any case he arrives without a reference match on grass this season. Berrettini cannot be favored in this match after the spanking Sonego inflicted on him a few weeks ago, the Grand Slam format is not even to his advantage since he lacks matches and rhythm.