Jacopo Vasamì wins the Bonfiglio Trophy, 13 years after the last Italian

Jacopo Vasamì, mark this name. It is the brightest promise of his generation (together with Federico Cinà). Not from now but for quite some time. Today the umpteenth confirmation has arrived at the Bonfiglio Trophy, one of the main under 18 tournaments behind the Slam. Vasamì conquered it with what is its trademark, in addition to the service and the right: the spirit of the warrior. We had already had the perception in April, in the Monza Challenger, where he had best honored the Wild Card by going to the quarterfinals, the most important result at ATP level. But he wanted to play a leading role again in the Juniores field, since he is only 17 years old. And he cared, in particular, to write his name on a golden register full of prestige: Panatta and Barazzutti, Lendl and Courier, Ivanisevic and Kafelnikov, Zverev and Tsitsipas. The last Italian to win it was Giorgio Quinzi, 13 years ago.

the final

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In front of over 2 thousand spectators, in the enchanting scenario of the Milan Tennis Club Alberto Bonacossa, where time seems to have stopped at the time of the white gestures, Vasamì took the scene. Fluo back hat, Jacopo emerged from a battle of over two hours against the 16-year-old Bulgarian Ivan Ivanov: 6-7 6-2 6-1. The first set was of a high level on both sides. The blue, trained by Fabrizio Zepieri at the Nomentano club in Rome, lost it at the end of an infinite tie break (10-8), after having had a set point and showed some sign of nervousness for the pressure of playing at home. But it was very good at tidying up ideas and finding lucidity. He grew up in the backhand and exploited the opponent’s moments by dominating the other two partials. “I wanted to do a lot to do this week, I felt the responsibility of doing something important and I am very proud of this result. Mentally it was a difficult game, which I think I won with the heart. Now the goal is to do well in the Slam Juniores and climb as much as possible in the ATP ranking,” said Vasamì after the award ceremony. Next appointments The Roland Garros and Wimbledon Junior, inframed by some Challenger. The left -handed, born in Avezzano but raised from a very young age in Rome, before the Bonfiglio was number 10 in the ITF Under 18 world ranking: with this success it will rise in 5th place. In the women’s field, the title was conquered by the 15-year-old Serbian Luna Vujovic, who regulated the American Peroja with a double 6-3.