Sparkasse Challenger - Val Gardena Südtirol
22. – 29. Oktober 2023
News
Andreas Seppi before his last tournament - Tuesday at 7pm vs. Hanfmann
Qualification in Val Gardena completed
Beim Sparkasse Challenger Val Gardena Südtirol fiebern alle dem ersten Auftritt von Andreas Seppi entgegen. Der Kalterer wird bei seinem letzten Profi-Turnier am Dienstag in der ersten Runde um 19 Uhr gegen den an Nummer 4 gesetzten Yannick Hanfmann aus Deutschland (Nummer 154 der Welt) antreten. Am „Super-Dienstag“ stehen in St. Ulrich morgen ab 10 Uhr insgesamt elf Einzel und ein Doppel auf dem Programm. Alle acht Gesetzten sind schon im Einsatz, darunter auch die Azzurri Luca Nardi (Nummer 3) und Giulio Zeppieri (Nummer 5), die gegen einen Qualifikanten antreten müssen. Vor dem Seppi-Match steht das italienische Duell zwischen Flavio Cobolli (Nummer 6) und Lorenzo Giustino auf dem Programm.
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Nothing to do for the South Tyroleans: Four eliminated in the qualifiers
Main draw in Ortisei starts on Monday
Am Sonntag hat die Qualifikation beim Sparkasse Challenger Val Gardena Südtirol begonnen. Dank einer Wild Card der Veranstalter durften auch 4 Südtiroler mitspielen. Aber für das Quartett ist das Heimturnier schon vorbei.
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Main draw: Seppi against Hanfmann on Tuesday
Qualification starts on Sunday, 23rd
Andreas Seppi will play his last tournament as a professional at the Sparkasse Challenger Val Gardena Südtirol on Tuesday evening against the number 4 seed Yannick Hanfmann from Germany. This was the result of the draw on Saturday. Seppi will end his great career, which has brought him up to 18th place in the world rankings, at the € 45,730 tournament in Ortisei next week. From May 2005 onwards, he was in the top 100 of the world rankings for more than 15 years. He has won 3 ATP tournaments and played 67 Grand Slam tournaments. Seppi lost the only duel against Hanfmann at the Challenger five years ago in Bergamo with 4:6, 2:6.
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Ceremony for Andreas Seppi on Friday
Last Wild Card in Ortisei goes to Federico Arnaboldi - Four South Tyroleans play qualification
The tournament organisers will hold a celebration in honour of Seppi on Friday, 28 October at 8.30pm. "We hope that in addition to his family and friends, many fans will be there," says OC head Ellis Kasslatter.
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Wild Cards for Val Gardena awarded
Nardi, Travaglia and Bellucci play in the main draw - Two South Tyroleans in the qualifiers
Tennis tournament in South Tyrol begins on Sunday with the qualifiers. The matches in the main draw start on Monday. At the tournament in Ortisei, which is endowed with 45,730 euros, Andreas Seppi will celebrate his farewell as a professional next week. The player from Caldaro will play his first match on Tuesday, 25 October at 7 pm.
