Francesco Laporta is on top of the leaderboard at the halfway stage of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
The 29-year-old from Italy fired a stunning round of nine under par 63 to lead Matthew Fitzpatrick and Rafa Cabrera Bello by a shot going into Saturday's third round.
Meanwhile world number one Brooks Koepka struggled to a three over par 75 to sit seven shots off the pace.


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