An international tennis star for the Cagliari Tennis Club .
Hired by the Monte Urpinu club, which will compete in the A2 championship this year, Francisco Cerundolo is number 24 in the world.
The Argentine played in recent days with his national team against Italy in the Davis Cup, losing the match with Janik Sinner in three sets. A golden year for Cerundolo, who exploded in Miami (he also beat Tiafoe), stopped in the semifinals by Ruud. In July he won his first ATP trophy in Bastad with illustrious victims such as Ruud himself and Carreno Busta. Semifinals in Hamburg (Atp 1000) beaten by the blue, then winner of the tournament, Musetti. And therefore the best ranking in the ranking with the 24th place. With him in Cagliari also his brother Juan Manuel, 120 / o in the ATP ranking.
"The discussion with Argentina and in general with South America - explains the councilor of Tc Lodovica Binaghi - has been open for some time. We are becoming a base for players who come to play tournaments in Europe. For Francisco the membership dates back to at the beginning of the year. We already had our brother with us, now this possibility has been added . An important purchase because Francisco will be able to train here and, if you engage in tournaments permitting, even play a few games. But we are interested that he can be an example and inspiration for the many young people who practice this sport ".
In the team also the compatriot Roman Andres Burruchaga and the Italian-Argentine Juan Pablo Ficovich , even if the backbone remains composed of the Sardinians Nicola Porcu, Alberto Sanna, Paolo Emilio Cossu Floris and Mattia Secci , to whom a foreigner will be added in turn ( it is not allowed to deploy more than one per day). In the team also the Belgian Julien Cagnina and the Spanish Bruno Pujol Navarro.
"For our players - underlines the technical director Martin Vassallo Arguello - Serie A2 will be a very hard commitment, but as mentioned the result matters little. The important thing is their training as players, which also includes involvement in the program of athletes. high level that, regardless of their presence in the league, are part of our project and will be more and more. The intention is to involve them even more frequently ".
Ambitious club also in women's A2 with Argentine Nadia Podoroska, n.62 WTA in 2021. Together with her, compatriot Jazmin Ortenzi also entered the training, while the Greek Despina Papamichail, Nuria Brancaccio, Gabriela Ce, Georgia were confirmed Craciun, Julia Riera and the three girls from the nursery Barbara Dessolis, Marcella Dessolis and Beatrice Zucca.
(Unioneonline / D)