NEWS

Marco De Rossi was eliminated in the first round of the Futures of Santa Margherita di Pula ($ 10,000, clay). The young Titan failed to overturn the prediction that he saw underdog against the 28-year old Argentine Gaston Grimolizzi, 600 of ATP. 6-2 6-2 the final score in favor of the South American, in a match in which De Rossi, however, gave proof of his talent and technical progress achieved during the course of the season. The boy of San Marino and Galimberti will be back in court tomorrow for the quarter-finals in doubles, where they will face Bester-Volante, seeded # 2.