Sonego Stuns Djokovic In Vienna

Lorenzo Sonego stunned World No. 1 Novak Djokovic 6-2, 6-1 on Friday for the biggest win of his career, advancing to the Erste Bank Open semi-finals.

"For sure it's the best victory of my life. Novak is the best in the world. Today I played so, so good," Sonego said in his on-court interview. "It's unbelievable. It's amazing."

Five days ago, the Italian lost a three-setter in the final round of Vienna qualifying against Aljaz Bedene. The 25-year-old has not lost a set in three main draw matches, playing the best tennis of his life to shock the top seed after 68 minutes.

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Sonego had not won a set in three previous matches against Top 10 opponents. But the World No. 42 held his nerve to become the first lucky loser to defeat Djokovic (1-12).

Djokovic let slip a chance to guarantee his spot atop the year-end FedEx ATP Rankings this week. If the Serbian won the Vienna title, he would have ensured that he would tie Pete Sampras’ record with six year-end No. 1 finishes.

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