NEWS

Red light for Marco De Rossi in F3 ITF Futures tournament in Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt, $ 10,000 - hard). The 18 year-old from San Marino, after passing the qualifiers and the first round of the main draw, has surrendered to the Spaniard Roberto Ortega-Olmedo, #349 of the ATP rankings, and third choice of seeding. 6-2 6-1 the final score in favor of the Iberian player 25 years old, in a match which saw De Rossi play a good tennis and keep up with the highest-rated opponent. The week just ended will remain among the best memories in the career of the young blue-white, the first athlete from San Marino to join the men's ATP world ranking singles, thanks to the point gained two days ago with qualification to the 2nd round.