Tennis, Simone De Luigi triumphs in San Marino
Simone De Luigi prophet in his homeland. Never as this time the saying is appropriate because the young San Marino, who this year made his debut in the white and blue jersey in the Davis Cup, won the national 3rd tournament organized by his Club, the Coach Cast on the fields of the Federal Technical Center on Wednesday evening. of Montecchio. At the end of a beautiful and very balanced final, De Luigi beat Jack Langley Chapman, a player who trains on the fields of the San Marino Club, thus winning the “Ghsm Group” trophy, with a prize pool of 500 euros. De Luigi imposed himself on the Australian who has been living on the Titan for years, for 6-3, 2-6, 10-5 after more than two hours of battle. The final was refereed by chair judge Franco Ubalducci.
The two students of the San Marino Federal School were also great protagonists in the semifinals. Chapman (# 1) beat the other 3.1 Ludovico Gibertini (Sporting Club Sassuolo) 7-6, 3-6 10-2, while De Luigi (# 2) eliminated Giacomo by 6-2, 6- 4 Caroli (Coach Massa).
Quarterfinals: Giacomo Caroli (3.1, n.6) -Andrea Valli (3.3) 6-2, 6-1, Simone De Luigi (3.1, n.2) -Matteo Peppucci (3.2, n.7) 6-1, 6 -2, Ludovico Gibertini Candrini (3.1, n.5) -Massimiliano Agnello (3.1, n.4) 6-0, 6-4, Jack Langley Chapman (3.1, n.1) -Giacomo Ercolani (3.2, n.8 ) 6-1, 6-3.
The tournament benefited from the patronage of the Secretariat of State for Tourism and the important contribution of the sponsors Grand Hotel San Marino Group, La Terrazza, Gruppo Cè Supermercati and Ippo Autonoleggio.
Referee judges of the event Paolo Calbi and Giancarlo Schiavon, race director Maria Pia Olivieri.