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Ferdinando De Giorgi is already thinking about the United States.
The words of Ferdinando De Giorgi
Ferdinando De Giorgi spoke after the victory over Argentina in the VNL quarterfinals: “It was not an easy match, we know the strength of Argentina and their players. With our qualities we were good at putting the match on a favorable track, we were good at batting, we put them in trouble in reception, we worked well with wall-defense, this created anxiety to the Argentine game, they lost some confidence. I’m happy because the guys never lowered their level despite the result, from the mentality point of view it’s important. In the semifinals we will meet the USA, one of the strongest teams, we will work these days, we will study, with the guys we will do some kind of work with those who played and those who did not play. It will be a semifinal, with another strong opponent, we are confident, if we can express our game we are a tough team.”
He was echoed by Roberto Russo: “We were good at never losing concentration, it was not an easy match but we faced the game in the best way. Argentina definitely has good personalities but we focused on our own half of the field, now we rest a moment and focus on the semifinal. In the semifinals we will have to think about playing our game well, we will try to bother anyone. Today we were good at never deconcentrating, everyone gave their best. In these two days we will do physical work, we will try to store energy, we will need it against the USA.”
Also satisfied was Alessandro Michieletto: “We are happy, we wanted to stay here in Poland. We faced a tough team that played a good VNL, maybe today they were not at 100 percent, they were a different team than usual, but we were good to look only in our own half of the field, now look toward the semifinal with USA. High concentration and continuity the keys to today’s game, we have to keep doing that, against great teams you have to do that, and we want to be a great team. Now two days to recover and study the next opponent, we are here now, we are ready to face this kind of games, I am looking forward to Saturday.”
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Positive results for the Blue tennis on the first day of qualifying at Roland Garros. Stefano Napolitano and Matteo Gigante, in fact, qualified for the second round of the qualifying draw, while Fabio Fognini was eliminated.
Napolitano, who dropped in the ATP rankings to position number 603, surprisingly overcame the U.S. Colton Smith, world number 162, in three sets with a final score of 6-4 4-6 6-2 after two hours and twenty minutes of play.
A three-set victory also for Gigante, ATP ranking number 167, who beat Swiss Jerome Kym, world number 123, with a final score of 6-3 3-6 6-3 after two hours of play.
Nothing to do, however, for Fognini. The Ligurian tennis player, seventh seed in the seeding, lost decisively to American Nicolas Moreno De Alboran, who prevailed in two sets with a final score of 6-3 6-2 after an hour and 23 minutes of play.
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It is a fairytale Monday for Lorenzo Musetti. After celebrating his personal best ranking in the morning, hoisting himself to number eight in the world rankings, the Carrara-based tennis player announced the’arrival of his second child.
Through a post shared on Instagram with partner Veronica Confalonieri, the azure revealed that he will become a father again. “The family expands” wrote the couple under a photo showing little Ludovico, their firstborn, and Musetti touching his mother’s belly.
There was no shortage of reactions from her colleagues and former ones: from the hearts of Flavio Cobolli, Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani to the good wishes of Flavia Pennetta and Tathiana Garbin.
After his excellent results in Monte Carlo, Madrid, and Rome, the new world number eight has decided to withdraw from the Hamburg tournament in order to better prepare for Roland Garros, which kicks off on Sunday, May 25, on the red clay of Paris.
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Matteo Arnaldi is off to a good start at the Geneva ATP 250. After a surprising elimination in the first round at the Internazionali d’Italia, the tennist from Liguria redeemed himself in his debut at the ‘Gonet Geneva Open’, defeating Hugo Gaston, world number 74, in a comeback.
The Blue won with a final score of 6-7 6-4 6-4 after nearly two and a half hours of struggle. In the first set it was the serve that dominated. The’only one to concede break points – two – was Gaston but the Frenchman saved himself and made the tie-break his own (8-6).
With the momentum in his favor, Gaston pulled ahead by a break in the second set, taking the serve away from Arnaldi in the sixth game (2-4). Here, however, came the Sanremese’s angry reaction, stringing together a run of four consecutive games (6-4), putting everything back on an even keel.
In the third and decisive set Arnaldi immediately escaped to 2-0 but was taken back by the transalpine (2-2). After another exchange of breaks, the’decisive stretch was signed by the Azure at 4-4, winning the last two games (6-4) and thus reaching the round of 16.
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Roland Garros qualifiers: Napolitano and Giant ok, Fognini out
A fairytale Monday for Lorenzo Musetti
Matteo Arnaldi recovers Gaston and hits the round of 16 in Geneva
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