Duckworth beats Sonego 7-5 6-3 to reach Winston-Salem quarters

James Duckworth came through a tight opening set and never let go, beating Lorenzo Sonego 7-5, 6-3 in the Round of 16 in Winston-Salem. The Australian's second serve was the difference: he won 74.1% of those points to Sonego's 40%, and backed it up with 68.3% behind a first delivery that landed 60.3% of the time. Sonego struck 10 aces and won 81.1% of his first-serve points, but with three double faults and a leaking second ball he could not match Duckworth's steadiness. It was a clean, efficient win — seven aces, a single double fault — that carried Duckworth into the quarterfinals.