B like Bellucci Mattia, from Busto Arsizio, the 23-year-old left-handed talent that you wouldn’t expect because he doesn’t have the height of a Superman (1.75), he doesn’t have the ranking of the predestined (number 148) but who has grown a lot as a person and as a tennis player with the coaching duo Fabio Chiappini and Paolo Moretti at the Quanta Club in Affori, Milan. Transforming himself from an explosive player who seeks the solution as soon as possible to a fighter who builds the opportunity through the exchange, using the variety of an atypical player as a Swiss army knife with many options, learning from a thousand experiences on all surfaces, in the most difficult tournaments.
B for Bracciali, Daniele, from Arezzo, “Braccio” (golden) for everyone who did not find the right path in tennis despite rising to number 1 in Italy in 2006, until reaching number 21 in the world in doubles – where he became a specialist -, winning the title in Casablanca and also reaching number 12 ATP, with 7 titles. Too bad he then ended his career on November 21, 2018, expelled from the Tennis Integrity Unit on charges of facilitating a betting ring (from Wikipedia). What do these two quality Italian players have in common besides the initial of their last names? A memorable match at Wimbledon playing great against a much more highly rated and qualified big man, a match as surprise protagonists, suspended due to obscurity.
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