The semi-finals of the Itf Men’s Future tournament of the Polisportiva 2000 Cervia are colored blue (15,000 dollars in prize money), the 1st “Città di Cervia” trophy scheduled for this afternoon from 2.30 pm. Among the first to secure a place in the top four Niccolo Baronicoming from the qualifiers, which stopped the race of Federico Bondioli from Ravenna who practically plays at home in Cervia, then the authentic show of the Japanese Rei Sakamoto who saved a match-point against the solid Argentine Juan Bautista Otegui before prevailing in a decisive final from a few balls. The beautiful march of continues in Romagna Peter Buldorini; the 19 year old from Recanati controlled Luciano Carraro in the first set, then literally took off. In the evening the last quarter, between the Riccione Alessandro Pecci, player who trains at the Galimberti Tennis Academy in Cattolica, opposite Samuele Pieri. Pecci won, exalting himself in front of the friendly public, prevailing over the Tuscan player in a two-hour battle. Two decisive breaks at the end of both sets.
Meanwhile the double of the Cervia tournament (the final is scheduled for around 4.30pm after the singles semi-finals) he speaks Romagna, given that to the match highlight has arrived Jacopo Bilardo from Forlì paired with Gianluca Cadenasso. In the semi-final the two prevailed over De Bernardis-Rottoli, two players who defend the colors of the Massa Lombarda Tennis Club.
Results, singles quarterfinals: Niccolò Baroni-Federico Bondioli 6-1, 6-3, Rei Sakamoto (Jpn)-Juan Bautista Otegui (Arg) 1-6, 7-5, 7-5, Peter Buldorini-Luciano Carraro 6-4, 6-0 , Alessandro Pecci-Samuele Pieri 7-5, 6-4.
Double quarters: De Bernardis-Rottoli (n.1) b. Campagnola-Giovannini 7-6 (2), 6-3, Bilardo-Cadenasso (n.3) b. Meduri-Vulpitta 7-5, 6-1, Catini-Perfetti b. Caniato-De Michele 6-4, 7-5, Bondioli-Sakamoto (Ita-Jpn) b. Nicolas and Tommaso Compagnucci 6-1, 7-5.
Semi-finals: Bilardo-Cadenasso b. De Bernardis-Rottoli 4-6, 6-1, 10-4.
