Lorenzo Sonego left stunned by his stirring French Open comeback against Andrey Rublev - ‘It’s a miracle’

Updated 02/06/2023 at 16:21 GMT

Andrey Rublev was the latest big name to fall at the French Open as the Russian surrendered a two-set lead to suffer a stunning defeat to Lorenzo Sonego. The Italian described his victory as a "miracle" after he recovered from a second-set bagel to launch the most unexpected of comebacks. Sonego will play 11th seed Karen Khachanov next in the fourth round at Roland-Garros.

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Lorenzo Sonego described his shock French Open win over seventh seed Andrey Rublev as a “miracle” after coming back from two sets down to win a third-round epic.

The Italian looked down and out after he was bageled in set two, but he mounted an extraordinary fightback to win 5-7 0-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in three hours and 42 minutes.

“It’s a miracle,” Sonego said on court.

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“Today I played my best tennis. It was tough, being two sets down after an hour. It’s incredible.”

Sonego’s triumph was the latest in a string of shocks in the men’s singles draw at Roland-Garros, following early exits for Daniil Medvedev and Jannik Sinner.

Monte Carlo champion Rublev was considered a big favourite ahead of their clash, but world No. 48 Sonego showed remarkable resilience to turn the momentum back in his favour and earn a fourth-round clash with 11th seed Karen Khachanov.

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“I played more aggressively in the final three sets. It’s so tough to compete with Rublev when he’s being so aggressive himself,” Sonego added.

“I did my best on my serve and played more aggressively at the net and the baseline. I played every point with the right attitude.

“It was really tough. I was focused on my serve and being aggressive. It’s nice to be here and play on [Court Suzanne] Lenglen. It’s a special moment for me, and I put everything into every point.”