Mannarino: Airline Lost My Racquets

By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Wednesday, October 18, 2023Adrian Mannarino opened the month landing his fourth career title in Astana.The French veteran's racquet bag and racquets are lost in space ahead of his Stockholm opener.  More: Venus Williams Plans ReturnMannarino share his challenge on social media: Air France lost his racquet bag and shoes leaving him disarmed at the moment.

"Well @AirFranceFR after 3 days I think it’s time to find my tennis bag now," Mannarino posted. "Playing a tournament without rackets and shoes is not easy."The second-seeded Mannarino is set to face Roman Safiullin in his Stockholm round of 16 match scheduled for 2 p.m. local time in Stockholm on Thursday.Tennis ExpressHere's hoping his racquet bag arrives before then.Photo credit: Kazakhstan Tennis Federation Facebook ]]>

Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.