Milan, Jan. 13 (LaPresse) – A double stroke of luck allows Francesco Passaro to qualify for the second round of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, for the first time in his career. The Perugian tennis player, ranked 104th in the world, first entered the main draw as a lucky loser due to Fabio Fognini’s injury-induced withdrawal. He then benefited from the retirement of Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov, ranked 10th in the world and seeded, who was also injured, with the score at 7-5, 2-1 for the Italian. In the second round, Passaro will face either France’s Benjamin Bonzi or Belgium’s David Goffin.