The first match of the Sardinia Open main draw saw the victory of Giulio Zeppieri. On the Centale of Tc Cagliari, the Roman left-handed beat Andrea Vavassori 7-6(0), 4-6, 6-4 in a match that also had to deal with the rain. In the round of 16, Zeppieri will challenge the winner of the match between Mattia Bellucci and the number 5 seed, the Argentine Diego Schwartzman, scheduled for the evening.
Say hello to Cagliari Marco Cecchinato. The Sicilian tried to train in the morning, but had to raise the white flag. In his place, the lucky loser Andrea Pellegrino was drawn from the qualifiers, drawn against Francesco Passaro: match scheduled for tomorrow.