Atkinsons Monza Open 25, together with Federico Cinà Jacopo Vasamì and Pietro Fellin: here is the leading Italian trio at the challenge in Villa Reale
The eighteen-year-old from Palermo is number 371 in the world rankings. In the Wild Card William Mirarchi, Gianluca Cadenasso, Filippo Romano, Giorgio Tabacco and Federico Arnaboldi and six other world champions
Federico Cinà, number 371 in the world ranking, will be in the main draw
Monza, 4 April 2025 – Federico China It's the surprise move of theAtkinsons Monza Open 25, the 100 category challenger that takes off Sunday April 6 on the clay courts of Villa Reale Tennis. The eighteen year old from Palermo, number 371 in the world, who rose to fame in the first part of 2025 for reaching the final in the Greek Challenger of Hersonissos, but above all for having reached the second round in the Miami Masters 1000 on his debut after having beaten the Argentine Francisco Comesana, was invited by the organizers from Brianza with a wild card for the main draw. Son of Francesco Cinà (the coach who brought Roberta Vinci into the top 10) and already number 4 in the world among the under 18s, the young Federico has already shown his right temper despite being his first experience in the international field. He won the tournament in February ITF Sharm El Sheikh, he immediately aimed at higher category tournaments, showing a powerful and tactical wisdom.
Top Ten Under 18
The Director of the tournament, Giorgio Tarantola, also made official the remaining two invitations, assigned to Jacopo Vasami e Pietro Fellin. The left-handed roman, born in the same year as Cinà, is already present in the Top Ten of the under 18 world circuit thanks to his successes in February in Egypt and Morocco. While Fellin, The 23-year-old host trains with the V-Team on the Monza courts of via Giovanni Boccaccio and about twenty days ago he won his first international title in the ITF of Huamantla, Mexico. The names of the Wild Card who will take part in the qualifying round. Among them is the eighteen-year-old William Mirarchi, grew up in the V-Team and is a strong point of the home team, which plays in Serie A2.
Two days of great challenges
The young woman hope from Brianza will be among the 24 players who will compete between Sunday and Monday to win one of the six places up for grabs. Among the others present stand out the young blues Gianluca Cadenasso, Filippo Romano and Giorgio Tabacco, Besides Federico Arnaboldi (ever closer to the top-200), Andrea Pellegrino, Francesco Maestrelli, Stephen Travaglia, Enrico Della Valle and Jacopo Berrettini. In these hours, however, the forfeit in the main draw of the Swiss Jerome Kym, number 130 in the world. His absence has opened the doors to the arrival of Daniel Evans, former number 21 in the ranking less than two years ago, a player of enormous talent capable of winning two ATP titles (Washington and Brisbane) and the Davis Cup with the Great Britain.
Racket Giant
Quattro years ago the Englishman reached the semifinals of the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo in the same week as Monza, beating the then world number 1 Novak Djokovic. At 34, he is trying to relaunch himself on the circuit. A spot in the main draw also for Matteo Gigante, 23-year-old Roman number 194 ATP, capable this year of qualifying first for the Australian Open and then for the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells, where he also passed the first round. Now all that remains is to wait for the draw, tomorrow afternoon. Then, from Sunday, we begin with tennis played.
Ingresso free
The entrance at the three courts of the Villa Reale Tennis club it will be free until the quarter-finals on Friday 11 April, while the semi-finals and final will be paid, but it is already expected to be a sell-out for an eagerly awaited event that has been missing from the challenger circuit since 2012, when the Spaniard Daniel Gimeno Traver won the Monza and Brianza International.