A second Italian to type
After Arnaldi it's Sonego who waits for Muller and frankly it's playable!
Playable because Sonego pissed off against a local by saving 3 match points and ending up completely burned too. The conditions are tough in Umag, humidity, heat, enough to make a bunch of players cramp up. As for Lajovic I don't want to lay Sonego on his physique because he will be ready to continue, on the other hand if he cramps once he can cramp a second time too! It's especially in the game where Muller can do something, it's no secret but Sonego's backhand is weak, he turns around as much as possible and leaves space on the forehand side, that's where Muller will have to press to hurt him and luckily for the Frenchman he knows how to do it! His long backhand is good, he uses it naturally so he should enjoy it especially if he sees in the first games that there is room on this side. More generally it is also the Frenchman who maintains a higher level of play this year, Sonego is not having a good season at all and is showing big flaws, he is a fighter who never gives up and that is that's why he remains hard to beat regardless of his form..


