"Nicola Pietrangeli: Italian Tennis Legend, Hall of Famer, and 'Dolce Vita' Icon Dies at 92" by Carlo Coppola
La versione italiana di questo articolo di Carlo Coppola si trova su " In Città Giovinazzo " diretto dal prof. Antonio Calisi al seguente indirizzo: https://www.incittagiovinazzo.it/2025/12/02/addio-a-nicola-pietrangeli-il-campione-con-radici-a-sud/ Italian tennis has lost its greatest icon. Nicola Pietrangeli passed away today in Rome at the age of 92, leaving an unfillable void in national sport. With his passing, Italy says goodbye to the first Azzurro to win a Grand Slam, the only Italian in the International Tennis Hall of Fame , and the man who opened the path for champions like Adriano Panatta and Jannik Sinner . From Tunisia to Rome: The Unlikely Start of a Tennis Champion Pietrangeli's remarkable story began far from Italy. Born in Tunis in 1933, he was the son of Giulio, an entrepreneur of Abruzzese and Neapolitan origins . His grandfather Michele, a bricklayer who emigrated from Abruzzo , built his fortune in North Africa starting with just a wheelbarrow...
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