Final in Wolkenstein: Vincent Ruggeri meets Riedi

Vincent Ruggeri and number 6 seed Mattia Bellucci opened the individual semi-finals in Wolkenstein on Friday afternoon. 19-year-old Vincent Ruggeri is having an incredible week of tournaments. The wild card player from Bergamo, currently ranked 870th in the world rankings, eliminated local hero Patric Prinoth, the top German favorite Elmar Ejupovic and, in the quarter-finals, Niklas Schell from Germany in two sets in Wolkenstein. On Friday, Vincent Ruggeri continued his winning streak against compatriot Mattia Belucci (ATP 673) and had the upper hand 1:45(7), 6:5 after 6:4 hours of play. On Saturday the Azzurro will face the Swiss Leandro Riedi at 11 a.m. The 19-year-old, who did not make it further than the quarter-finals at any ITF tournament this year (last week in Hamburg), defeated Sandro Kopp from Austria and the Italians Marcello Serafini and Matteo Gigante in the starting round. In a hard-fought semi-final match against number 5 in the tournament, Tim Handel (ATP 644) from Germany, he had world number 779. After a set deficit with 4:6, 6:3, 6:4 the better end for itself. On Saturday, both Riedi and Ruggeri are aiming for their first tournament victory on the ITF tour. Bellucci/Potenza win doubles title In the doubles, however, singles semi-finalist Mattia Bellucci won the title on Friday evening. Bellucci was number 3 in the tournament with compatriot Luca Potenza. The Rieder/Brzezinski conquerors prevailed in the all-Italian final against Marco Brugnerotto/Luca Sorrentino, 1:19, 6:3(7) after 6:7 hours of play. ITF “Val Gardena Südtirol Raiffeisen” Wolkenstein - 15.000 dollars Singles, semi-finals Samuel Vicent Ruggeri (ITA/ATP 871/WC) - Mattia Bellucci (ITA/ATP 673/6) 7:6(5), 6:4 Leandro Riedi (SUI/ATP 777) - Tim Handel (GER/ATP 646/5) 4:6, 6:3, 6:4 Singles, finals 11.00 a.m.: Samuel Vicent Ruggeri (ITA/ATP 871/WC) - Leandro Riedi (SUI/ATP 777) Doubles, final Marco Brugnerotto/Luigi Sorrentino (ITA/4) - Mattia Bellucci/Luca Potenza (ITA/3) 3:6, 6:7(7)

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Final in Wolkenstein: Vincent Ruggeri meets Riedi

The Italian Samuel Vincent Ruggeri and Leandro Riedi from Switzerland are the finalists of the $15.000 ITF singles tournament “Val Gardena Südtirol Raiffeisen” in Wolkenstein. Mattia Bellucci and Luca Potenza, however, won the doubles title.

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