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ATP Stockholm — Arthur Fery vs Lorenzo Sonego
🧠 Form & Context
Arthur Fery (No. 221, 23, 🇬🇧, right)
- 2025: 33–8 | Indoors 14–3 | Hard 14–3 | Grass 4–2.
- Arrives hot: qualified here (d. Buse; d. Clarke in 3).
- Strong Challenger stretch (Barranquilla F; deep runs in Cassis/Mouilleron).
- First time in Stockholm main draw.
- Career W/L across levels: 169–78 (indoors 90–26).
Lorenzo Sonego (No. 47, 30, 🇮🇹, right)
- 2025: 18–25 | Indoors 1–2 | Hard 11–14 | Grass 5–4.
- Big-match mileage in 2025 (AO QF; pushed top players in tie-break sets).
- Recent Asia swing mixed (d. Cerúndolo J.; losses to Giron, Zverev, Hanfmann).
- Stockholm history: R16 in 2023 & 2024.
- Career tour W/L: 422–317 (indoors 73–55).
🔍 Match Breakdown
Serve patterns & first strike: Sonego’s 191 cm frame and flat first ball buy him free points indoors, but Fery’s quick feet and sturdy blocks have traveled under the roof all year (14–3). If Fery gets enough deep returns back and drags exchanges to ball 4–6, he levels the playing field.
Form vs pedigree: Fery brings form and confidence (33–8 YTD, two qualifying wins this week). Sonego brings class and seasoning at ATP pace, plus proven tie-break temperament from this season’s marathons.
Court speed & patterns: On Stockholm’s indoor hard, Fery’s compact backhand redirect can bother Sonego when the Italian leaves forehands short after inside-out looks. Conversely, Sonego will probe Fery’s forehand corner with one-two punches and sit on second-serve patterns.
Scoreline texture: Expect at least one breaker or a 7–5 set. Fery has been clutch in tight sets at lower levels; Sonego tends to shade breakers at ATP tempo.
🔮 Prediction
Lean Sonego in three sets. Experience in tight ATP moments and serve pop should just outweigh Fery’s red-hot indoor form and qualies momentum. Fery’s live window: early break looks and extended neutral rallies; Sonego’s edge: first-strike accuracy and breaker nous.
📊 Tale of the Tape
| Category | Arthur Fery | Lorenzo Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Current form (’25) | 33–8; indoors 14–3; fresh off qualies | 18–25; mixed Asia swing; AO QF mileage |
| Indoor comfort | High (career 90–26 indoors) | Solid (73–55 indoors) |
| Serve threat | Compact, spots well; must protect 2nd | 191 cm pop; free points on 1st |
| Return & neutral | Quick blocks, good redirect BH | Targets FH corner, one-two patterns |
| Tie-break profile | Strong at lower levels in 2025 | Edges breakers at ATP pace |
| Experience | Building at ATP level | Clear edge (tour seasoning) |
| Pick | Sonego 2–1 (with at least one TB or 7–5 set) | |
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