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Sonego vs Dostanic — Winston-Salem R2 Preview
🧠 Form & Context
Lorenzo Sonego — defending champion
- 🔁 Uneven 2025: 16–20 overall; hard-court split at 9–9.
- ⬆️ Notable W’s: Bergs and Yunchaokete; early exits vs top-20 names (Fritz, Rublev).
- 💥 Profile: serve-forehand combo makes him dangerous in Bo3, but inconsistency sneaks in.
- 🏆 Venue comfort: lifted the trophy here in 2024.
Stefan Dostanic
- 🎓 USC product grinding through Challengers; currently No. 412.
- 🚀 Breakthrough R1: upset Aleksandar Vukic 6–4, 6–2 — one of his biggest wins.
- 📊 2025: 13–10 across levels, success mainly at ITF/Challenger tier.
- 🌟 First ATP tour R2 appearance; enters as a sizable underdog.
🔍 Match Breakdown
Experience & Level: Sonego’s 700+ pro matches, four ATP titles, and history here vs Dostanic’s first steps at this level — the gap is real.
Serving patterns: When Sonego lands first serves (career hold ≈82%), rallies simplify on his terms. Dostanic’s serve is more attackable for elite returners; baseline tolerance vs Sonego will be tested.
Mental edge: Sonego’s shown reset ability in long Slam scraps (Shelton at AO, Nakashima at Wimby). Dostanic retired in Chicago on Aug 7 — durability in longer rallies is a watch-item.
Surface fit: Both like hard courts, but most of Dostanic’s wins are lower-tier. Sonego’s higher-level pace/shot tolerance should bite on this court speed.
🔮 Prediction
Expect the defending champ to control with serve + forehand and lean on experience in the big points. Dostanic can compete early, but sustaining pressure over two sets feels unlikely without a dip from Sonego.
Winner: Sonego in straight sets.
💸 Value Leans
- Sonego -4.5 games — reflects class/level gap.
- Under 20.5 games — 6–3, 6–3 type script live.
- Exact score: Sonego 2–0.
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