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Internazionali di Sicilia tennis tournament

Overview

The 53rd Internazionali di Sicilia, an ATP Challenger 50 event, marked the return of professional men’s tennis to Viale del Fante and the Circolo Tennis Palermo after a twenty-year absence.

During the tournament, Gabriele Piraino advanced to the round of 16 after defeating sixth seed Jay Clarke following a two-hour rain delay. Francesco Passaro also progressed through the early stages by defeating Oriol Roca Batalla.

Passaro ultimately secured his fourth career Challenger title by defeating Czech player Jonas Forejtek in a final lasting nearly two hours and forty minutes. The victory, which earned Passaro 50 ATP points, was dedicated to his recently deceased father.

Entities

Francesco Passaro · Internazionali di Sicilia · Jonas Forejtek · Gabriele Piraino · Circolo Tennis Palermo

Timeline

  1. [SPORTS] 3 sources
    Francesco Passaro wins Internazionali di Sicilia Challenger title

    Francesco Passaro won his fourth Challenger title by defeating Jonas Forejtek 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 at the Internazionali di Sicilia in Palermo.

  2. [SPORTS] 2 sources
    Gabriele Piraino advances at Internazionali di Sicilia

    Gabriele Piraino and Francesco Passaro advanced to the next rounds of the Internazionali di Sicilia ATP Challenger 50 in Palermo following successful first-round matches.

Sources

cronachedi.it · livesicilia.it · livetennis.it · sporticily.it