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Alberto Razzetti, rainbow bronze medalist in the short course.
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Four races and as many medals. Alberto Razzetti, an insane talent for mental clarity and physical power, takes a very heavy bronze in the 400 medley, after second places in the 200 mix, the 200 butterfly and that with the 4×200 freestyle: he is the cover man for Italnuoto in Budapest. Whole-heartedly the final of the 25-year-old from Lavagna – a member of Fiamme Gialle and Genova Nuoto My Sport – who closes in 3’58″83, despite a butterfly fraction not as brilliant as usual and a freestyle ripped especially in the last twenty-five meters, and far from his Italian record of 3’57″01 set last December for the European title: a podium that, precisely because of the difficulties due to the fatigue accumulated in seven days, is worth so much and that projects Rocket into the elite of world swimming. Russian Ilia Borodin won in 3’56″83 and the only one to go under 3’57. He puts the silver around his neck the U.S. Carson Forster in 3’57″45. “The time objectively was not è exceptional. In the water I felt a bit heavy – explains Razzetti, molded by four years in Livorno by Stefano Franceschi – In front they were all impregnable. I am però happy to have taken another medal. Now a little rest and then I will think about the season in long”.
Ten years ago at San Raffaele in Milan they told him he would not be able to swim anymore because of heart problems. He però as a warrior and a boy of rarà generosity; never gave up and is now blossoming champion. Michele Busa grows again and, after his fifth place with Italian record (22″01) in the 50, è resounding fourth with personal best in the 100 butterfly thirty-seven hundredths behind Australia’s Matthew Temple in 48″71. Outstanding performance by the 23-year-old from Faenza – a member of Imolanuoto and coached by Cesare Casella – who swam in 49″08, with a super third twenty-five in 12″93 and an excellent last one in 13″38, which erases the 49″11 sealed in the semifinals when he demolished the 50″30 recorded just twenty days ago at the Absolute. Winning, for a super hat trick after success in the 50 butterfly and 100 medley, Swiss Noè Ponti with a world record of 47″71, seven hundredths faster than the 47″78 printed by U.S. Caeleb Dressel in 2020. The silver è by Frenchman Maxime Grousset in 48″57. “I was already at the limit in the semifinals and this evening I tried to pull out the remaining energy – Busa tells – I made incredible progress and è all credit to Cesare (Casella ed.): without him I would not be here today”. Seventh, an however good and brave, Simone Stefanì. The 24-year-old from Maglie – a card-carrying member of Fiamme Oro and Time Limit – finished in 49″29 and pagà perhaps the first fifty in 22″66 too sparse. “For me è a rebirth, after three not easy seasons – explains the student of Andrea Sabino – Now I hope to have a great year in long”.
He’s entered a new dimension after his seventh place at the Olympics and now looks with justified ambitions to the future. Luca De Tullio excelled at the Duna Arena and è fifth in the 800, which has always been his race. Bravissimo the 21-year-old from Bari – a member of Fiamme Oro and CC Aniene, coached for the past two months by Fabrizio Antonelli at the Ostia Federal Center – who touches in 7’34″32 for the second personal best ever. The gold è by surprise Hungarian Zalan Sarkany 7’30″56, silver by German Florian Wellbrock in 7’31″90 and bronze by Tunisian Ahmed Jaouadi – first in the 1500 – in 7’31″93. “The podium is not è then so distant and for a few moments I even caressed it – emphasizes the Apulian middle-distance runner – I forò am very satisfied with my test. I have changed many things in these months and I am galvanized, because I feel I have important margins of growth. I return from Budapest with very good feelings and excellent indications”.
Closing the evening was the seventh place of the 4×100 mixed, which is appearing for the first time on the international stage. Lorenzo Mora (50″11), Ludovico Blu Art Viberti (57″08), Elena Capretta (56″77) and Sara Curtis (51″58) finish in 3’35″54 which improves on the 3’37″26 swam by the same protagonists, but with Sofia Morini in the last fraction, in the battery. Neutral Nation Representative won in 3’30″47. Burned the United States second in 3’30″55 and Canada third in 3’31″97. For all speaks the most experienced Lorenzo Mora (Red Flames/VVFF Modena): “We gave our best, considering that there’s some tiredness in the team. It’s a new relay and so we can only grow in this context”.
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“It doesn’t seem real to me. It’s amazing to have this trophy in my hands, I”m so excited. Smiling and incredulous stands Jasmine Paolini with the Cup in her hand savoring her triumph at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia. First Italian player able to impose herself in the home tournament thanks to a two-set victory over the American Coco Gauff. “Congratulations to you Coco for this final, keep it up you and your team, good luck for the coming weeks”.
With the protocol over, room for thanks. And there’s for everyone: “A thank you to my team and my family, my friends who always support me, it’s thanks to them that we have this cup in our hands today. Thank you to those who organized this tournament, to Fitp who always support us, the volunteers, the referees, the ball catchers, the public who have been special, the doctors, Dr. Parra who always supports me, they are always with us, it is a behind-the-scenes job that really weighs a lot”.
And then it is just and still emotion. Overwhelming, that you cannot say or describe but only savor. Smiling, as always, without forgetting where you started from and the’last step that is still missing to make this edition of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia truly unforgettable: “I do not know what else to say, it is a dream to be here. I came as a child to watch this tournament and to think one day that I could lift this cup was not even in my dreams. Thank you for supporting President Mattarella, at the end of last year we went to the Quirinal and this time we managed to bring him to the Foro Italico. It has been a dream two weeks, it is not over yet, tomorrow we have the doubles, I am not forgetting, we have to stay focused and I hope you will come a little bit earlier to see the doubles final because we need you”.
Beforehand, however, it was Coco Gauff, beaten but not defeated, who paid tribute to her for her success: “I am happy to have made it to the final in Rome and I am happy for you Jas for your victory – began the former US Open champion – You are a wonderful person. It’s always tough to face you and I hope you can bring home the trophy tomorrow in doubles as well. I will bring home this cup and I know how much work we have done to get it. It will be for next time”.
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Charles Leclerc is furious after Imola qualifying: “The first thing to do is to apologize to the fans, it hurts the team as well. Such a level of performance is not acceptable and we have to react”.
“Aston Martin was smart with the tires. We can flip the tires, put the front tires in the back and the back tires in the front, but the car doesn’t go enough. I have been saying this for a while’there is no potential in the car”.
He was echoed by Lewis Hamilton: “I am devastated, we worked so hard for this my first race in Italy with Ferrari. The car was going, I thought we would be there. But we couldn’t pass and we have to analyze why everyone improved and we didn’t. I do not have an answer at the moment”.
“The setup wasn’t perfect, but we couldn’t go any faster than that. We mounted the new tire, but for some reason it didn’t go and had no life left in it. We struggle to use the tires, I in my lap I don”t think I did anything wrong.
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Jasmine Paolini is the new queen of Rome. And if to sign the feat is a player who at the Foro Italico had never won more than one match then we are in the fairy tale range.
Jasmine Paolini won the trophy of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia, becoming the first Italian player to inscribe her name in the tournament’s roll of honor, exactly forty years after Raffaella Reggi (but the 1985 edition was played in Taranto).
In the final, with President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella in the stands,- the 29-year-old from Bagni di Lucca, No. 5 in the ranking and No. 6 in the seeding, defeated 6-4 6-2, in an hour and 29 minutes of play, the U.S. Coco Gauff, No. 3 WTA and fourth seed.
The U.S. was ahead 2-1 in the balance of direct confrontations with Jasmine, who, however, had won the very last one, played in the quarters on Stuttgart indoor clay last month.
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