The Cagliari Tennis Club is preparing for a week of tennis. From 29 April to 5 May, it will host the first of the two Super Challengers to be played in Italy (the other will be in Turin). There is great anticipation for an Italian exploit. Waiting for the little fans who will crowd the stands of the Monte Urpinu club are many events organized by the Italian Tennis and Padel Federation for an unforgettable experience
It is no mystery that part of the credit for the great abundance of champions that we are enjoying in this magical spring of Italian tennis also lies with the so-called minor tournaments. Which aren't so minor after all, given that every season they act as a springboard for the big names of tomorrow.
And the "Sardinia Open", with its 205,000 euros in prize money and the prestigious qualification of "Super Challenger", is proof of this. After all, FITP President Angelo Binaghi said it clearly: "This year the tournament must be the launching pad for our players". And the fact that the tournament which will be staged at the Monte Urpinu club from 29 April to 5 May in the past has been particularly fortunate for the tennis players who attended it is revealed by the names of the many players who, from the red clay of Cagliari, have took off to conquer the ATP circuit.
The hope therefore is that good fortune will smile again at the second Challenger 175 of the season (after the debut in Phoenix, Arizona), the first scheduled in Europe, which will almost certainly have among its protagonists important names and bright stars like 'blue, former number six in the world ranking, Matteo Berrettini.
In over half a century of activity, the club founded in 1964 has hosted six matches for Italy in the Davis Cup and the 2013 Fed Cup final won against Russia. Italy celebrated its fourth triumph here in the most important competition for women's national teams. But, if that Fed Cup success was without a doubt the most prestigious challenge hosted by the club of the Sardinian capital, we cannot forget the five matches that the Italian Davis Cup national team chose to play at the Cagliari Tennis Club.
