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As usual, Italian tennis federation organized a tournament to assign two additional WCs for the main draw (first two given to Bolelli and Lorenzi, with Vanni as reserve) and four WCs for the proper qualifying draw.

Draw: 3rd May
Dates: 4th-8th May
Site: Foro Italico (Rome)
Surface: Outdoor Clay


Entries (28):
-Ranking as 27th April

Chosen players:

Luca Vanni (114 ATP)
Marco Cecchinato (150)
Federico Gaio (267)
Matteo Donati (275)
Gianluigi Quinzi (328)
Stefano Napolitano (378)
Gianluca Mager (429)
Edoardo Eremin (548)
* Salvatore Caruso (reserve, 380)

Tournaments'winners:
Winners of 18 local tournaments opened to 4000+ amateurs

Riccardo Sinicropi (430 ATP)
Marco Bortolotti (671)
Daniele Capecchi (808)
Claudio Grassi (831)
Matteo Fago (939)
Francesco Garzelli (1040)
Riccardo Maiga (1075) SUI
Patrick Prader (1200)
Gianluca Di Nicola (1308)
Manuel Mazzella (1416)
Cristian Rodriguez (1436) COL
Giacomo Miccini (2036)
Federico Ottolini (italian ranking: 85)
Fabrizio Ornago (IR 86)
Riccardo Marcon (IR 116)
Paolo Dagnino (2.6, not in first 500)
* Alessio Di Mauro (IR 21) forfait
* Stefano Galvani (IR 53) forfait

Lucky Losers:
Among all players in QFs in previous tournaments

Enrico Fioravante (IR 35)
Michele Longo (IR 261)
Marco Porcu (IR 368)
Mattia Frinzi (2.7, not in first 500)

Format:
4 top seeds receive a bye for second round.
Finalists have a WC for Main Draw.
Semifinalists have a WC for Qualifying Draw.
Losers in QFs play each others for last two WC for Qualifying Draw.

 

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OUT Vanni
OUT Cecchinato
IN Caruso

Main Draw

[1] Gaio has bye
Ornago has a bye
Di Nicola - Garzelli
Marcon - [6] Mager

[3] Quinzi has a bye
Miccini - Porcu
Grassi - Maiga
Ottolini - [7] Sinciropi

[4] Napolitano has a bye
Capecchi - Rodriguez
Fioravante - Frinzi
Fago - [5]Caruso

[2] Donati has a bye
Dagnigno - Prader
Bortolotti - Mazzella
Longo - [8] Eremin

All first round matches are scheduled for tomorrow, Monday 4th May

 

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1st Round:

[1] Gaio has bye
Ornago has a bye
Garzelli d. Di Nicola 4-6 6-3 7-6 (3)
[6] Mager d. Marcon 6-4 6-2

[3] Quinzi has a bye
Miccini d. Porcu 4-6 6-2 6-1
Grassi d. Maiga 6-2 7-5
[7] Sinciropi d. Ottolini 7-5 6-4

[4] Napolitano has a bye
Capecchi d. Rodriguez 6-7 (5) 6-3 6-4
Fioravante d. Frinzi 6-4 6-2
[5]Caruso d. Fago 6-3 6-4

[2] Donati has a bye
Prader d. Dagnino 6-1 6-1
Bortolotti d. Mazzella 6-7 (4) 6-2 6-3
[8] Eremin d. Longo 6-1 6-4

 

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2nd Round:


[1] Gaio d. Ornago 7-5 6-2
[6] Mager d. Garzelli 6-0 6-1

[3] Quinzi d. Miccini 6-2 6-1
[7] Sinciropi d. Grassi 6-2 1-6 6-1

[4] Napolitano d. Capecchi 6-7 (8) 6-3 6-1
[5]Caruso d. Fioravante 6-4 4-6 6-2

[2] Donati d. Prader 6-1 6-4
[8] Eremin d. Bortolotti 6-1 6-2

 

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Quarter-finals

[1] Gaio d. [6] Mager 6-2 6-3
[3] Quinzi d. [7] Sinicropi 6-4 6-4

[5] Caruso d. [4] Napolitano 6-3 6-2
[2] Donati d. [8]Eremin 6-3 6-3

 

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Decisive Day

Semifinals
Winners get a WC for MD, losers a WC for QD

[1] Gaio - [3] Quinzi
[5] Caruso - [2] Donati

Losers'draw
Winners get a WC for QD

[6] Mager - [7] Sinicropi
[4] Napolitano - [8] Eremin

 

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Semifinals

[1] Gaio d. [3] Quinzi 7-5 6-3
[2] Donati d. [5] Caruso 6-1 6-3

Losers'draw

[6] Mager d. [7] Sinicropi 4-6 6-3 6-4
[4] Napolitano d. [8] Eremin 7-6(1) 6-3


WC: Gaio, Donati
WC for QD: Quinzi, Caruso, Napolitano, Mager

** WC already assigned: Bolelli, Lorenzi (Vanni as reserve)