Wimbledon – Of the 12 times he participated, Paolo Lorenzi never passed the first round in the main draw of a Grand Slam; but Paolo Lorenzi is decidedly unlucky. Two years ago, at the Australian Open and then during the U.S. Open, he played against Novak Djokovic. This time, the 32 year-old tennis player from Siena, number 81 in the world, will play against Roger Federer. This will be Lorenzi’s first against the Swiss champion. The draws for the other four Italian players were more kind, bearing in mind that this tournament is particular, since players compete on greenfields for only one month each year. This means that predictions and rankings are often overturned. Fabio Fognini, seeded No. 15, will debut against the 27-year-old Alex Kuznetsov, born in Kiev but now an American citizen, number 149 ATP; Andreas Seppi, seeded No. 25, will compete in the first round against the Argentinian Leonardo Mayer, definitely more comfortable on clay., Filippo Volandri will face the French Edouard Roger-Vasselin, the world number 53; and Simone Bolelli, fished as lucky loser, will play against the Japanese Tatsuma Ito, number 129 in the ranking from the qualifying party. (9Colonne)
