Tennis: Australian Open qualifiers, six blues in the running

The Azzurri become six in the decisive round of the Australian Open qualifiers, the first Slam of 2022 scheduled from 17 to 30 January. In fact, Martina Trevisan and Salvatore Caruso joined Lucia Bronzetti, Thomas Fabbiano, Alessandro Giannessi and Flavio Cobolli.
Caruso, n.150 ATP and 29th seeded of “which”, won 7-5 7-6 (5) on the Argentine Juan Pablo Ficovich and tomorrow the entry into the main draw will be played with the Japanese Taro Daniel , # 120 ATP and seventh-seeded, who defeated Gian Marco Moroni 6-3 6-1, # 197 ATP.
As for the other blues Fabbiano will have to contend with the Ecuadorian Emilio Gomez, Giannessi, n.184 ATP, the qualification will be played with the German Yannick Hanfmann, n.126 in the ranking and eighth seed, while for the young Cobolli, 199 in the ranking, the last obstacle on the way to the main draw will be Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry, 129 ATP and 12th seeded.
In the women’s draw Martina Trevisan, n.113 WTA and second-seeded qualifiers, remained a whisker away from the main draw, who at her debut had had to cancel three match-points to the Romanian Irina Fetecau, liquidated 6-2 6- 0 the Australian Jaimee Fourlis, n.327 of the ranking. Tomorrow the 28-year-old left-handed from Florence will play for a place on the draw with the Belarusian Olga Govortsova, 138 WTA and 19th seeded. Bronzetti, n.145 WTA and 26th seeded, will instead have to contend with the Japanese Nao Hibino, n.129 WTA and 15th seeded, who blocked Elisabetta Cocciaretto, n.156 WTA.

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