San Marino tennis loses the 18-year-old Davis Cup talent- Corriere.it
A road accident on a motorcycle is fatal. Last month he played with the national team in Azerbaijan. Simone De Luigi had just turned 18
A car accident extinguishes the dreams of promise of tennis from San Marino. In the night between Sunday and Monday at the Bufalini Hospital in Cesena he died of injuries sustained in a road accident Simone De Luigi18 years old, already two appearances in the Davis Cup, including the one four weeks ago in Baku, Azerbaijan.
The young man, riding a Benelli 125, collided violently with a Mini Cooper near Rimini. The three occupants of the car were unharmed, in a reserved prognosis a sededienne who was with De Luigi, operated on after having suffered the amputation of a foot in the impact.
The San Marino Tennis Federation, shocked and incredulous by the tragic event of this night, participates with deep sorrow in the drama of the family of De Luigi – reads a note from the first – The promise of tennis biancazzur, 18 was less than three weeks ago, was part of the San Marino national team in two editions of the Davis Cup. A sunny and polite boy, able to enter people’s hearts. A pupil and a friend that everyone will miss tremendously. The whole white-blue tennis movement, starting with the members of the Federal Council, the Masters of the Federal School and teammates, is gathering around the family in this dramatic moment. Condolences also from the San Marino National Olympic Committee.
August 22, 2022 (change August 22, 2022 | 17:35)
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