ROME .- The first exclamation point belongs to Francesco Passaro for the Italian players on the Italian ‘super day’ at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. The 23 year old from Perugia (n°240 ATP) after having passed the qualifications he beat Arthur Rinderknech in the first round of the main draw, number 73 in the world ranking, at the end of a real battle played over two days due to the rain, which ended with a score of 6-7(3), 7-5, 7-6(7) saving 3 match points for the Frenchman. inflames the Foro Italico Also Matteo Arnaldi (n° 37) which overturns the French Mayot (n° 130) in the third set. The 23-year-old from Sanremo prevails in the first, but comes back in the second and closes the score in the decisive moment in 3-6, 7-5, 6-4. Beautiful and important victory for Stefano Napolitano (n°125 ATP) on his debut at the IBI24. The 29-year-old from Piedmont entered the draw with a wild card he beat JJ Wolf (n°101 ATP, lucky loser in place of Matteo Berrettini) with a score of 6-2, 7-6(3) in just under an hour and three quarters of the match. On the Grand Stand Arena, Andrea Vavassori (n°168 ATP) succumbs to the consistent tennis of Dominik Koepfer (n°52 ATP), 6-4, 6-3 the final score after 1 hour and 27 minutes of play, while Matteo Gigante (n°139) he won the derby with Giulio Zeppieri (n°144) won 7-6(2), 6-4 in two sets.
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The women’s draw
Five Italian players on the field today at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia on the red clay courts of the Foro Italico on which the sun is shining again. Two victories, both comebacks, by Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Sara Errani. The first blue smile of the day is that of Elisabetta Cocciaretto, n°56 WTA, who victoriously concluded the continuation of the first round match on the Grand Stand Arena against the qualified Renata Zarazua, n°103 in the ranking (interrupted on Wednesday at 5-2 for the Mexican): the Marche player won 4-6, 7-5, 6-3, in two hours and forty minutes. The Italian veteran Sara Errani, n°93 WTA, finalist in Rome exactly ten years ago, beat 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 the American Amanda Anisimova, 22 year old from Freehold, New Jersey, #237 WTA. On the Centrale stage Lucrezia Stefanini bid farewell to the tournament in the second round, n°179 WTA, who, after the success in the derby against Vittoria Paganetti (without WTA ranking) winner of a wild card through the pre-quali, loses 6-3, 7-6(1), in an hour and 35 minutes, to the young Czech Linda Noskova, 29th in the ranking and seeding. On Field 3 Federica Di Sarran°530 WTA, who had already won her tournament by securing the wild card by winning the ‘pre-quals’, was sdefeated 6-1, 6-3 on his debut in the main drawin one hour and ten minutes, by the French qualifier Varvara Gracheva, n°88 in the ranking. Red light also for Giorgia Pedonen°270 WTA, wild card, who on Court 2 was eliminated 6-4, 6-1, in one hour and 23 minutes, by the Slovakian qualifier Rebecca Sramkova, n°120 in the ranking.
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