Italy’s men are starting to matter in tennis – like its women Globe_Sports
Marco Cecchinato of Italy, seen here during his first round match against Alex De Minaur of Australia during day two of the International BNL d'Italia at Foro Italico, on May 13, 2019 in Rome, Italy.After four decades of dormancy, male tennis players in Italy are finally showing signs of becoming as good as the women have been.
On Wednesday, play at the Italian Open has been wiped out by rain, meaning Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will have to wait until Thursday to play their opening matches at the clay-court tournament. Federer was slated to meet Joao Sousa on Wednesday, eight-time Rome champion Nadal was scheduled to play Jérémy Chardy and Djokovic was up against Denis Shapovalov. Also, top-ranked Naomi Osaka was to play Dominika Cibulkova.
The women’s golden age that Binaghi was referring to includes the four Fed Cup titles that Italy won between 2006 and 2013 with a team featuring Francesca Schiavone, Flavia Pennetta, Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani. Schiavone and Pennetta also won Grand Slam titles, while Vinci and Errani were Grand Slam finalists.
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