Luca Nardi and Giulio Zeppieri hold high the tricolor

Luca Nardi and Giulio Zeppieri are in the quarters in Ortisei

Luca Nardi and Giulio Zeppieri continue their march in the Ortisei Challenger: the two young talents of tricolor tennis (19 and 20 years old, respectively) have in fact clinched a place in the quarterfinals of the tournament currently underway in the Val Gardena town. Nardi beat qualifier Evgeni Karlovskyi 6-0, 6-4, while Zeppieri got the better of the derby against Stefano Travaglia in two sets (6-3, 6-2 the partials).

“I played very well, especially in the first set, I always kept the intensity high,” Nardi told the tournament organization channels. “In the second I dropped a little bit. I am happy with my performance. I am finding myself very well on this surface. The courts are quite slow so you can play well.”

“For sure it was a difficult match,” Zeppieri said instead of his match, “I tried to impose my game. Stefano is a very strong opponent if you let him play his game. I was good to command all the time. Now I still have a tough match ahead of me.”