Cobolli, Zeppieri and Vavassori one step away from qualifying for Roland Garros

Qualifying continues Roland Garros, second slam of 2023, staged on Parisian red clay (Sunday 28 May, the challenges of the main draws begin). On the third day of qualifying they reached the deciding round Julius Zeppieri, Andrea Vavassori And Flavio Cobolli. Second round fatal, however, for Matthew Giant.

The results of the Italians in the qualifiers

In Turin no. 129 in the world Julius Zeppieri two sets 6-3 6-4 were enough to overcome the Argentinian Rodriguez Taverna, n. 243 Atps. To access the main draw he will have to deal with the Portuguese Ferreira Silva, n. 225 Atp, in the challenge scheduled for tomorrow, May 25th. The two had already met at the Lisbon Challenger in 2021, when Silva prevailed in three sets. The Roman also arrives in the decisive round Andrea Vavassori, who beat the Austrian Filip Misolic, n. 142 Atp and 20th seed in qualifying. Vavassori will play for access to the draw against the Chilean Alejandro Tabilo, n. 152. Among the other competing Romans, Flavio Cobolli – n. 159 Atp back from good performances at the Challenger of Turin and at the Internazionali Bnl d’Italia – he overtook the Slovakian Lucas Klein, n. 144, with a double 6-4. On May 26 he will face the Frenchman Laurent Lokoli, n. 198. Regret, however, for another Roman, the twenty-one year old Matthew Giantdefeated in three sets 1-6 6-3 6-2 by the Argentinian Facundo Bagnis, the fifteenth seed of the qualifiers.