Fila had in Adriano Panatta a historical testimonial between the 70s and 80s. The tennis champion wore the Italian brand during his most successful period when, in addition to the Davis Cup, he won Roland Garros and the Rome International (becoming the only Italian to succeed in the feat), reaching the fourth position in the ranking at the time. Not only that, Panatta has won ten tournaments on the major circuit in singles and eighteen titles in doubles. He was the only player in the world to beat six-time champion Björn Borg, another iconic Fila ambassador, at Roland Garros.
Panatta becomes Global Ambassador again until 2026, confirming its common commitment to promoting racquet sports. And Saturday, October 14 at the Adriano Panatta Racquet Club in Treviso, is presented the re-edition of the famous shirt worn by Adriano Panatta and the Azzurro team in the 1976 Davis Cup final in Chile against the home team, defeated 4-1 at the end of a match that has entered history and in the national and international collective imagination for its social implications. The famous red jersey, one of the most iconic in the world tennis scene, symbolized for the global media Panatta's protest against the Chilean regime of Augusto Pinochet, who at the time ruled the country. Not only the importance from the point of view of social commitment, but also from the sporting one: the team, in fact, has conquered what is currently the first and only victory of Italy in the competition wearing this famous uniform. During this historic day of absolute interest we witness the reunion of the couple who triumphed on Chilean soil, Adriano Panatta and Paolo Bertolucci, who return to hold the racket taking the field again almost fifty years after the final. Panatta and Bertolucci, at 17 pm, challenge another exceptional couple of Italian and international tennis composed of Flavia Pennetta and Francesca Schiavone. The unprecedented doubles match inaugurates the new playing fields of the sports center in an exclusive and exciting pickleball match. Sport has come to boast over 5 million practitioners in America and constantly growing in Europe and the rest of the world.
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