There are 17 Italians - 11 men and 6 women - starting tomorrow in the qualifications of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of 2022 scheduled from 17 to 30 January on the hard courts of Melbourne Park.
In the men's tournament, Federico Gaio, 28th seeded, Salvatore Caruso, 29th seeded, Filippo Baldi, Andrea Arnaboldi, Gian Marco Moroni, Alessandro Giannessi, Lorenzo Giustino, Flavio Cobolli, Thomas Fabbiano, Franco Agamenone and Andrea Pellegrino are competing.
In the women's one, Martina Trevisan, second-seeded, who remained a whisker from the main draw, the blue veteran Sara Errani, ninth-seeded, Lucia Bronzetti, 26th seeded, Lucrezia Stefanini, Federica Di Sarra are at the starting line. and Elisabetta Cocciaretto, the latter returning to competitions after a rather troubled 2021 (she has been stopped since last July) due to a problem in her left knee.