The expression of the South Tyrolean perhaps a reaction to the words of the former tennis player: «To surpass me too, two lifetimes won’t be enough for him»
The Italian tennis team celebrates the victory in the Davis Cup over Australia 47 years after the last success. And the “old glories” also arrive in Malaga to support the Italian team, the tennis players who won the first racket World Cup in 1976. There are Barazzutti, Panatta, Bertolucci, Zugarelli and Nicola Pietrangeli who led the Italians at the time.
It is precisely for Pietrangeli that Jannik Sinner (the champion who led the Azzurri to success) reserves a challenging look: the 22-year-old’s gaze is icy for the 90-year-old who was one of the best Italian tennis players ever. “He’s a good guy, but two lifetimes won’t be enough for him to surpass me” he declared some time ago. Words that Sinner must have well in mind, given the reaction to Pietrangeli’s arrival and the grip of Volandri who evidently cheers him up with his hands on his shoulders.
November 27, 2023 – Updated November 27, 2023, 1:04 pm
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