ATP Gstaad: Verdasco and Sonego lose. Stebe and Carballes Baena march on
World no. 90 Thomas Fabbiano is through to the fourth ATP quarter-final, ousting the 4th seed Lorenzo Sonego 7-6, 3-6, 6-1 in two hours and five minutes. Fabbiano did a lot of damage with the first serve, losing serve twice and delivering three on the other side to secure the place in the last eight. They traded breaks in games seven and eight to stay locked up until the tie break that Thomas won 7-2 before Sonego took charge in set number two, serving well and breaking the opponent in game six for a 6-3. Fabbiano was back at his best in the final set, sailing through his service games and stealing Sonego's serve in games two and six to cross the finish line and stay on the title course. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe is still using a protected ranking after an injury that had forced him to start all over, defeating Jiri Vesely 7-6, 4-6, 6-3 in two hours and 14 minutes for the first ATP quarter-final since Geneva 2017.
Both players scored two breaks and the German produced his in the more critical moments, wasting a 5-3 lead and a set point in the opener before taking it in the tie break, recovering after the second set and barely losing a point behind the initial shot in the decider to seal the deal with a break in game six. The 6th seed Roberto Carballes Baena is through to the fourth ATP quarter-final of the season and the second in a row after Bastad, toppling Stefano Travaglia 6-2, 6-4 in an hour and 19 minutes. The Spaniard fended off all three break points to mount the pressure on the Italian who suffered three breaks from four chances given to Roberto, trailing 3-2 in set number two and not being able to erase the deficit and prolong the action.
A week ago, Albert Ramos-Vinolas defeated Fernando Verdasco in Bastad and did that again in Gstaad, prevailing 6-4, 7-6 in an hour and 42 minutes for the fifth ATP quarter-final of the season. Serving at 72%, Albert lost only 19 points in his games, getting broken once and converting two chances to push himself over the top in straight sets. After eight good holds on both sides, Ramos-Vinolas secured a break that sent him in front, fending off a break point in the next game with a backhand down the line winner and closing the opener following a huge forehand error from Verdasco. From 3-1 down in set number two, Fernando pulled a break back to reach the tie break that Albert won 7-4 after a service winner to reach the next round and secure the third straight notable result on beloved clay.
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