Nicola Pietrangeli, grief over death of son Giorgio

Nicola Pietrangeli, who has been hospitalized at the Gemelli Polyclinic since July 4 but is now close to discharge, gave an interview to Corriere della Sera in which he also and especially spoke about the death of his son Giorgio: “The pain of his passing has overlapped with a fragile health condition”.

“I am lucid, however, I feel tired and weak, just lifting my arm fatigues me. I try to push back the thought of Giorgio but it is impossible. It always comes back to me”, stressed the 91-year-old.

“This is the first time I am telling the truth. There was a time when friends, as they told me later, saw me more that way than this way. Now the grief for the loss of my son, the youngest, prevails. I come next. It would have been right for me to come away, not the other way around”.

Tennis and Wimbledon take a back seat: “I have not seen a single match. I do not have a good memory of the last few years as a spectator. The British did not treat me well. They would not even give me a car for transportation. I used to take a cab. I deserved more kindness”.