Outside Viola and Gaius. Zeppieri loses at the tie break
CAGLIARI. The tennis ATP 250 of Cagliari gets to the heart. Waiting for the turns of Sonego, Travaglia and Musetti at the sixteenths come out Gaio, defeated in two sets by the Serbian Djere. Nothing to do in qualifying for Viola, beaten by Kovalik. Yesterday they had already greeted the tournament of singles Jacopo Berrettini, Pellegrino and Forti. Today, surprisingly, the Bulgarian Gerasimov on the Argentine Pella did well in two sets. While Hanfmann won the marathon match with Paul: two hours and fifty-six minutes. Zeppieri’s debut ends at the tie break: the 19-year-old blue wins the first set, loses the second. Then he is defeated by Bedene. Tomorrow is the day of Musetti’s debut, at the end of the morning with Novak. «After Miami I went home – said the blue talent – I did two days of training and then I came to Cagliari to get used to the change of surface. Obviously there are more pressures and expectations on me now. I hope to be able to confirm this week, I am playing well and I feel at ease in this beautiful place ». President Angelo Binaghi pampers his champion. But not only him: «Having ten players in the top hundred of the world is a success of the whole Italian tennis movement, to which the federation gives the setting, and therefore I feel ours. Sinner? I believe that it is an advantage for him to have nine other compatriots in the top 100, so as to have less pressure, but also to create a competitive system like success in women’s tennis in the recent past ». The Cecchinato-Fabbiano derby is also scheduled for tomorrow, while Travaglia will have to try to overtake Simon. The number 10 in the world Matteo Berrettini also on the field, in double with his brother Jacopo. (HANDLE).