Guess he was hoping to draw some Taipei wildcard player , then had to play ito and just didn't want to spend the money for the flight to get double bagled
A Legend of the Challenger Circuit
Enrico Becuzzi, Continues Playing Tennis for the Love of Game
The nerves begin before tournaments. While Becuzzi can afford to travel because of his source of income in what he describes as a family job in agriculture, his funds aren't unlimited. He studies prior years' draws to decide if he has a shot at making the cut. Sometimes he'll anxiously refresh airfare-search websites on Fridays, deciding if it's worth the gamble, or if he should withdraw his name before the deadline so as to avoid a fine. "Friday is a terrible, terrible day," he said.
Sometimes, his luck is good, like in San Marino, where he drew fellow striver Sam Barnett in the first round. Both unranked in singles, they often show up on draw sheets with the ranking of 32,750, an arbitrary large number used by the ATP World Tour on draw sheets to indicate a player without a ranking. For some fans, the 32,750 is code for players who are unlike other pros.
At his best, Becuzzi could play at a higher level. When his practiced clay sliding and classical one-handed backhand are at their smoothest, he's a tough opponent.
"[...]The last game he was playing amazing—ace, winner, winner," marveled Giustino, who was three years old when Becuzzi played his first pro tournament. "Why he can play one game like this, and the whole match like that?" Giustino added, "Really, his strokes are not bad. He is just very nervous. Tennis is mental.
"I have this quality: I can start from zero every time," Becuzzi said.:clap2:
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