ITF Reggio Emilia: Compagnucci triumphs in doubles, singles falls through for the Azzurri

Half satisfaction for the Italian colours at theITF Reggio Emilia, a tournament with a prize pool of 30.000 dollars. If in the singles the title still eludes the Italians - with the final that will see Kyle Edmund to challenge Alex Molcan after the victories over Filippo Speziali and Federico Iannaccone - in the doubles a beautiful tricolor victory arrives. The protagonist is the Macerata player Tommaso Compagnucci, a member of ATM Macerata, who together with the Russian Kirill Kivatsev (now Padua by adoption), won the doubles title by beating the duo Alexander Binda (RUS)/Amir Omarkhanov (KAZ) with a score of 6-4 7-5. "A very positive week because it was the first of the year in which I was pain-free - explains a satisfied Compagnucci - It was the first week of the year in which I didn't have to take painkillers to be able to play. This year I was a bit bruised, so I'm very happy". An important victory for the ATM player, who confirms his good form on clay courts. The tennis player from Macerata was able to build a winning understanding with Kivattsev, demonstrating solidity in the decisive moments of the match. "Beyond the result, I also played quite well and I feel better and better - adds the player from Macerata - The only shame was the singles quarterfinal match, which was definitely the day I played worse than the whole week. I was struggling a bit on a tennis level that day". Despite the disappointment of being eliminated in the singles quarterfinals, Compagnucci is optimistic about this experience: "I'm more than happy with how the week went, for being able to play a lot, to be on the court without pain".