Tennis, forward Cecchinato and Paolini in Winston-Salem and Chicago – ANSA

(ANSA) – ROME, AUGUST 23 – A good first for the Azzurri players Marco Cecchinato and Jasmine Paolini, engaged respectively on the hard courts of Winston-Salem in North Carolina and Chicago in Illinois. The 28-year-old Palermitan number 83 in the world beat the 30-year-old American Tennys Sandgren (85) with a score of 6-4 6-4, while the 25-year-old Tuscan no. 100 in the world ranking eliminated the 30-year-old Japanese Misaki Doi (no. 95) for 6-4 6-2. (HANDLE).