Reggiolo The first Italian winner of the Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup he is from Reggio Emilia. Yes, because Marco Bortolotti, 33 years old from Reggiolo, number 120 in the world in the doubles ranking, paired with the Australian Matthew Christopher Romios triumphed in the final of the doubles tournament, overcoming the American pair Seggerman/Thrac at the end of a long match with a score of 7-6 2-6 11-9 in the decisive super tie break. For the Italian-Australian couple, fresh from a week of only victories, this is the best prelude for a second part of the season to be played with the aim of reaching the ranking for the qualifications for the last slam of the season, the US Open. Bortolotti and Romios were awarded by the head of the secretariat of the presidency of the Emilia Romagna Region Giammaria Manghi.
In the stands of the central field of the Sporting Club Sassuolo, home of the tournament organized by Master Group Sport (with director Alessandro Motti from Reggio Emilia) there were Bortolotti’s family members at his first victory of the season. «It was a perfect week – says Bortolotti after taking part in the awards ceremony – We raised the level day after day, playing very tough matches. I have to thank Matthew first of all, my staff, my family who came today. A beautiful week that I hope is a prelude to a second part of the season that is luckier than the first. The goal is to get to play a slam, to do so I will have to enter the top 100 in the world, an objective that is within reach also in light of this victory”. © ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
