Lorenzo Sonego vs Tommy PaulCincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
#88ATP
1719ELO
1702Hard ELO
$448kYTD
$9.8MCAREER
31 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021 ·
hard
#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWLLWWL
Sonego L.
7-6 6-2
Paul T.
Sonego L.
762
Paul T.
620

Lorenzo Sonego defeated Tommy Paul 7-6 6-2 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tommy Paul came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending last year's round of 64. Lorenzo Sonego claimed a first win over Tommy Paul in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

04
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-05-27Roland GarrosR64clayTommy Paul3-6 2-6 4-6
2024-08-26US OpenR128hardTommy Paul6-4 6-2 5-7 6-2
2021-03-01RotterdamR32hardTommy Paul6-4 7-6
2015-05-25Italy F11FclayTommy Paul6-1 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
40%
Break points saved·Even
65%
63%
Aces / match·Even
6.2
6.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.0
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
47
90
Break points saved·Even
97
97
Break points won·Dominant
19
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
52
98
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
78
89

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
86
51

Sonego L.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d) · Paul T.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 93 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw