Sonego dumps title-holder Hurkacz to reach Metz final

Italian Lorenzo Sonego shocked defending champion Hubert Hurkacz in straight sets to advance to the final of the ATP event in Metz on Saturday.

Sonego, ranked 65, won through 7-6 (7/5), 6-4 without conceding a break point to world number 10 Hurkacz, a Pole, in 1hr 39min.

Sonego will play either Kazakh Alexander Bublik, ranked 44, or Swiss Stan Wawrinka, the former world number three now ranked 284.

The 27-year-old Italian is bidding for his third ATP title in his fifth final.