On Monday, July 10, the history books were updated. After tennis, volleyball, beach volleyball and boxing, padel enters the list of sports that “conquered” the world. Italian Squarecenter court. Its debut was an immediate sensation. From the clay court of the May final between tennis stars Dmitry Medvedev and Rohn, we’re down to the carpet and glass of the venue. BNL Italy Major Premier Padel: Italian couple Lorenzo DiGiovanni and Danny Cattaneo Taking full advantage of the wild cards awarded to them by organizers and the chance to ‘name’ the shrine usually dedicated to the Italian International Tennis Championships, the French duo were convincing 6-4 6-4 Maxime Moreau and Jerome Inzerillowho came from the qualifiers.
The two Italian players have shown good chemistry despite only being together since the beginning of the year and lit the hearts of the crowd with their game. CataneoIn particular, he confirms himself as the first person: 2022 ( Ricardo Sinicropi) won the Italian pair’s first match in a major tournament in Rome. “It was an unspeakable emotion, playing on the court was something we dreamed about as kids’, said Cattaneo, 33, “We knew we had a good chance against one of the best teams in France, the game was a bit interrupted by tension, but we’re happy to take it home“.
“In a situation like this – in a game like this, starting on center court, which for us Italians is a symbol of home and history – the atmosphere is very tense’, the 36-year-old admits Di Giovannifor each “Digio”, “But I have to say, I’m really happy with the way we handled the game, we played well in big moments and got rests when necessary.It means mentally staying in shape, staying in shape“.
On Wednesday, in the round of 16, Cattaneo and Di Giovanni will have the honor Federico Cingotto and Paquito Navarro, the third seed at the Rome Championship. The Spaniard himself is an icon in Piazza Italia, and last year fans couldn’t stop singing “Paquito is on fire” to the notes of the famous Gala hit. “Among the top players in the world, Paquito Navarro is the only one I have ever faced and this will be the third time I face him“, said Di Giovanni,I challenged him with the Italian national team and it was special to find him again: he and Cingotto are two phenomenal players… We had to have fun and then what happened happened“.
Cattaneo appeals to Roma fans. “Importantly, the audience shouted “DiGio is on fire” and not “Paquito is on fire”“, he smiled,”today he is really’. He will try again on Wednesday.
