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Sport Quattro Salti in Famiglia Con Un Papà Da Battere Elettronica Vade \1(T('0k'(i' HI pagina 2O Sport 12 niello 199/ -, tv **»«••*< U *&>' • Tennis Camporese battuto da Chesnokov, va subito fuori dal torneo Internazionali Cane, Caratti e Pozzi completano la disfatta azzurra d'Italia Bene invece Gaudenzi e Pistoiesi, promossi al 2° turno —- Il tramonto di Ivan Lendl eliminato da Filippini Omar, la comparsa Un allenamento per Courier, finalmente una par­ tita normale per Becker sulla terra rossa, una ba­ tosta inaudita per Lendl. Una maratona tennistica la seconda giornata degli Internazionali. Sei italia­ •• Risultati della seconda giornata del singolare maschile ni in campo, due vittorie e 4 sconfitte che con le 4 (primo turno) : Marcelo Filippini (Uru) - Ivan Lendl (Usa-n.5) 6- di ieri fanno in tutto otto. Vanno avanti a sorpresa 2 6-1; Carl-Uwc Stecb (Ger) - Wayne Ferreira (Saf-n.l 1) 6-3 6-2; Michael Chung (Usa-n.6) • Jordi Arrese (Spa) 6-2 6-3; Guillau­ soltanto Pistoiesi e Gaudenzi. Bocciati sotto i ri­ me Raoux (Fra) • Gianluca Pozzi (Ita) 6-3 3-6 6-3; Boris Becker flettori Camporese e Cane. -; • (Ger-n.3) - Andrei Cherkasov (Rus) 6-4 6-3; Andrea Gaudenzi (Ita) - Francisco Roig (Spa) 5-7 6-2 6-1; Claudio Pistoiesi (Ita) - Jacco Eltinge (Ola) 6-3 6-3; Guillermo Perez Roldan (Arg) - Ri­ Giorgio nel 70, tra il padre Roberto campione di atletica leggera e la mamma Daniela Benek. ondina della squadra azzurra chard Krajicck (Ola-n.9) 7-6 (7-5) 4-6 6-3; Marc Rosset (Svi) - DANIELE AZZOLINI Emilio Sanchez (Spa) 6-2 6-1; Nicklas Kulti (Sve) - Guillaume •• ROMA. Dieci piccoli Italia- , Si tratta di capire, ora, se il Marx (Fra) 6-4 3-6 7-5; Paul I laarcuis (Ola) - Marcos Ondruska ni la storia è risaputa. Ne ri­ torneo di Ronw coincide con (Saf) 7-6 6-2. Andrei Medvedev (Ukr n.8) - Jonaf Svensson Giorgio Frinolli, figlio di Roberto, atleta in carriera mangono solo due, per il mo- ': l'avvenuta assuefazione del te­ (Svc) 0-6 6-4 G-3; M. Gustafsson (Sve) -Frederic Fontang (Fra) , mento, i due che nessuno si J desco ai fastidi che comporta- 6-2 6-1; Bernd Karbacher (Ger) • Alberto Mancini (Arg) 6-4 6-1 ' aspettava. Notte di umidità e di • ,no le "sabbie mobili» di matto­ ;Jim Courier (Usa n. 2) -De La Pena (Arg) 6-2 6-1; S. Noszaly dolori, al Foro, sui campi gon­ ne grattugiato, un modo di dire (Ung)- C. Caratti (Ita) 7-6 (7-2) 7-5; K. Novaccc (Cec n.10) - fiati dalla pioggia. Alle due che Becker condivide piena­ J.Yzaga (Per) 7-6 (7-5) 6-2; Chesnokov - Camporese 6-4 6-3; Quattro salti in famiglia estremila dell'impianto. Cam­ mente, nonostante al Foro da Corrcja - Cane 6-3 3-6 6-3. porese e Cane perdono quasi '. • tempo abbiano velocizzato i in contemporanea. Non erano )• campi, in modo da convincere lavoriti dai pronostico, questo \ •• proprio i più restii, e tra questi 0 vero, l'uno opposto al russo £ anche lui. Dopo le sconfitte il con un papà da battere Chesnokov, e l'altro contro lo l primo turno a Montecarlo e spagnolo emergente Corrctja, .• Madrid, e la magra rimediata a «Sono un figlio d'arte, ma nessuno in famiglia mi ha mi mesi ci sono altri appunta­ ma non c'è mai una volta che i '.>' cas a sua, la settimana scorsa Ciclismo. Ciro del Trentino menti importanti, dalla finale iocatori italiani riescano a ri- :'; ad Amburgo, Boris ieri ha bat­ mai chiesto di fare sport per vincere». A parlare è di Coppa Europa che si svolge­ galtare la situazione. Dcsolan- tuto Cherkasov, il russo meno Giorgio Frinolli, sceso domenica sotto la barriera rà a Roma fino ai Giochi del te Anche perché né Campore-. atletico del circuito, almeno Bontempi prove di sprint dei 50", nei 400 ostacoli sotto gli occhi del padre Ro­ Mediterraneo». 49"50. quattio se né soprattutto Cane hanno - dal punto di vista della stazza, berto, suo allenatore e campione europeo sulla numeri con cui si stacca il bi­ giocato davvero male. Omar ^ ' uno strano tipo di fondista che glietto per la manifestazione ; era andato addirittura 4-2 nel • colpisce di sghimbescio la pai- Chiappucci e Bugno al riparo stessa distanza negli anni Sessanta. Ma fra Giorgio e iridata, un risultato che è nelle ' rimo, e poi ha rimontato un ? ;la, l'arruffa, Ta gratta invece di lo sport c'è di mezzo anche una donna; sua madre gambe di vari ostacolisti italia­ Crcak nel secondo. E Cane ha : spingerla, e crea impicci a tutti. Omar Camporese, eliminato dal russo Chesnokov Daniela, ex primatista europea di nuoto. ni, non solo di Frinolli: «È vero, [atto match pari con lo spa- " Insomma, il genere di avversa- attendendo lacorsarosa siamo in tanti. Oltre a me ci so­ gnolo fino al terzo gioco della '• rio che ognuno vorrebbe evita- no Saber. Mori. Franciosi. Belli­ terza partita. Invece niente. 1 ': re, tanto più al primo turno. no e Maurizi, ma credo che fra ' guizzi non appartengono al t Becker ha condotto e dispo­ ovviamente i due che nessuno vrà migliorare il suo tennis, e •I TRENTO. Il Giro d'Italia è a -11 giorni dalla partenza (pro­ MARCO VENTIMICLIA tutti soltanto un paio riusciran­ nostro popolo tennista, cosi sto, e al pubblico preoccupato si aspettava: Pistoiesi e Gau­ neanche di poco. Potrà Gau­ grammata all'Isola d'Elba) e intanto continuano le «corse d'awi- no a scendere sotto il limite ri­ come le rinascite o le rivincite. di perderlo sin dal primo tur- denzi, entrambi lanciati dalle denzi ripercorrere la strada cinamento». Ieri appuntamento sulle strade di Fondriest per la •• ROMA. Terra ed acqua, Naturalmente, Frinolli junior è chiesto. L'atletica non è un E un momentaccio, di quelli ;••' no, subito dopo aver visto . qualilicazion. Il primo tornato della concittadina Bentivoglio? prima tappa del diciassettesimo Giro del Trentino . Big al coper­ acqua e terra. La vita del venti­ legato all'attività fisica da un gioco, per ottenere certi risul­ che invitano la gente a tifare * - Lendl cadere di schianto, non lietamente a sgambettare e a È difficile, visto che ora dovrà per campanili che sorgono a • to, alla reicerca della migliore forma verso la corsa a tappe in ro­ duenne Giorgio Frinolli ò tra­ cordone ombelicale, ma è un tati bisogna aver talento e sa­ ; è parso vero. Una partita nor­ tirare con quel pizzico di forza vedersela con Chang. sa e successo perGuido Bontempi. -, . scorsa sospesa a lungo tra i rapporto diverso da quello che per soffrire, e non sempre è mille miglia di distanza dai no- male, con tanto di tuffo sulla che serve: superare Eltingh si potrebbe immaginare. «Lo stri Come Leimen, ad esem­ volée a chiudere un passante non era facile, vuoi per la buo­ L'addio di Lendl ha avuto i • Lo stagionato sprinter della Carrera, ha vinto ih volata alla sua due aristotelici elementi, im­ sufficiente». Ma come mai que­ toni sussiegosi di chi non ave­ maniera di prepotenza (ha compiuto il percorso di 168 chilome­ personati da un padre ed una sport è sempre stato un eie- :• sto rifiorire dei 400 ostacoli. pio, città di Becker, nuovo fi- • . di Cherkasov, una decina di na classifica dello svedese, va troppa voglia di passare le mento fondamentale nella mia gliol, prodigo del Foro Italico. ; ace vergati disinvoltamente nei vuoi per la maggiore robustez­ tri - Riva del Garda-Trento - in quattro ore e mezza alla media madre sportivamente fuori dal :; una specialità che in Italia lan­ sue giornate a Roma, città che oraria di 36.245 chilometri all'ora) tagliando per primo il traguar- '. comune. Ed a raccontare l'a- vita e in quella dei miei fratelli. guiva dai tempi di tuo padre e . Per uno come lui, coi piedoni l: momenti più opportuni, e an- za nel palleggio. Ma Pistoiesi , : Ma attenzione, lo sport inteso cingolati e l'incedere da auto-.;' : che qualche lungo scambio, ha lavorato ai fianchi, prima non gli è mai piaciuta, forse do davanti a Gianluca Bortolami, Maurizio Molinari. Fabio Balda- cerba parabola agonistica di di Salvatore Morale? «Forse perché troppo disordinata per questo ragazzo, nuova speran­ come educazione. L'agoni­ non dovrei essere io a dirlo, blindo, immaginarsi alle prese , • nel quale Becker si é trattenuto ha fiaccato l'avversario, poi ha to e Andrea Fcrrigato. ••.-. ••;•• smo, invece, non ha mai avuto con la terra rossa é ancora più dallo sparacchiare la palla ver­ trovato l'uppercut con il dritto, i suoi gusti. Come non gli piace Tutti al ripari i grossi calibrhMaurizio Fondriest (30°), Gianni za della malconcia atletica az­ ma credo che una svolta l'ab­ di nuovo schioppettante. «Era il Foro Italico, dove la gente un'importanza particolare. In , faticoso che giocarvi. Una su- • so il pubblico, come fa di solito Bugno (36°) e Claudio Chiappucci (44°). Oggi si corre la secon­ zurra, ci si sente come i narra­ casa nessuno mi ha mai detto bia data proprio mio padre perfide grevo-che-evoca pen­ quando la forma non c'è e i da tempo che aspettavo una non si lascia intimorire dulie tori di una favola. Una storia quando è diventato uno dei re­ vittoria. Forse un anno. Una li­ sue occhiate assassine e conti­ da tappa che porterà i corridori da Torbole e Merano per un tota­ di andare forte, di essere il pri­ sieri grevi, dove correre non • ; nervi prendono il sopravvento. nua a fare i propri comodi.. le di centosessantatre chilometri. Domani, invece, la carovana si forse troppo ovattata per esse­ mo.
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