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Gianni Clerici Fund

A treasure for tennis lovers and beyond.
Books, magazines, posters, photographs — all this and much more
can be found in the archive of the renowned journalist and writer,
now preserved at the library of the Catholic University of Brescia.

Gianni Clerici Day III, April 15-17, 2026

The international conferenceTennis in Literature and Film,
organized by the Historical Collections Center of the Catholic
University of Brescia has just ended.

Itineraries

Zuga, the Price of Inexperience

Rome, May 22, 1977. Final of the Italian Open. Vitas Gerulaitis (US) defeated Tonino Zugarelli (IT): 6–2, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6. I just needed to make one more point, and I wouldn’t be here talking now...

Let the Sunshine (Double) in

Jannik Sinner’s pursuit of the long-coveted ATP world number one ranking—still held by his arch-rival Carlos Alcaraz—has recently shifted into high gear. This surge is thanks to the Italian’s back...

News

Conventions

Winning Together – Sport and Gender Equality

18 February 2026

We would like to inform you that on Friday, February 20, at 1:30 PM, as part of the Myplant & Garden 2026 event (Milano Rho Fiera), there will be a meeting titled "Winning Together - Sport and Gender Equality." The…

Milan-Cortina 2026

Gold for Erika Lechner — The Nurse is as Fast as Killy

16 February 2026

Following the historic golds won by Italian athletes in the women’s doubles luge (with Andrea Vötter and Marion Oberhofer) and the men’s doubles (with Emanuel Rieder and Simon Kainzwaldner), led by the national team’s technical director and living legend of…

Milan-Cortina 2026

Killy as a Great Champion

10 February 2026

On the occasion of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, we relive the Grenoble 1968 edition by publishing in full some memorable articles by Gianni Clerici exactly as they appeared in the columns of Il Giorno. Today, February 10, we read…