Another day full of Italians Madrid. The second rounds for the women begin, while the first rounds of the upper part of the men’s draw are played. He will still be there on the pitch Sara Errani after yesterday’s feat against Wozniacki: the girl from Romagna will face the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia with the knowledge of having already won her tournament, having passed the qualifiers and passed one round. The former world number 5 had not reached the second round in this tournament since 2015 and, despite dated precedents, she beat today’s opponent on three out of four occasions, the last time in the Madrid 2018 qualifiers.
He will be on the field for the men Lorenzo Sonego opposite Richard Gasquet: an eagerly awaited match because the winner will challenge Jannik Sinner in the second round. There could therefore be a fascinating derby between the two doubles partners who brought Davis back to Italy. The previous games were both played in 2018 and they were won one each. He will also take to the field Flavio Cobolli who will challenge world number 38 Alejandro Tabilo: a difficult match against the Chilean, fresh from the semi-final in Bucharest. Finally on the field too Matteo Arnaldi who will face the tough Australian Christopher O’Connell: in Split two years ago the Down Under tennis player won, but now the values should have changed. It was in the Madrid tournament last year that the Sanremo player launched himself, winning against Casper Ruud. Rafa Nadal will also make his debut on the Manolo Santana at 5.00 pm against the 16 year old Darwin Blanch.
