For the ninth consecutive week, Italy will have at least one representative in the quarter-finals of a tournament on the circuit. Luciano fueled the incredible streak Darderi which he achieved the quarters ofATP 250 in Santiago de Chile thanks to the victory in three sets against the Argentine Juan Manuel Cerundolo: 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 the final score in 2 hours and 18 minutes of play. It wasn’t an easy match for the Italian-Argentine who had to undermine Cerundolo’s defensive attitude, also overcoming the gap in the second set, with the break suffered in the eighth game. “I was a little tired after playing 3 hours and 19 minutes against Bagnis, I’m happy with the performance – explained Darderi – It was a different match compared to two days ago, the pitch seemed faster to me”. The Italian-Argentine thus avenged the defeat suffered 12 days ago in the qualifiers in Rio de Janeiro: “There Cerundolo had played better than me on a very slow pitch, that experience helped me a lot.”
Best ranking in arrivo
In the second quarter-final of his career on the circuit, Darderi confirmed his incredible start to the season with a score of 8 wins and only one defeat in the ATP main draws. Thanks to the victory against Cerundolo, the blue will record the new best ranking: virtually n. 73 in the world. The race to Santiago, however, is not over. On Friday he will return to the field for the quarterfinals against Alejandro Tabilo, n. 4 of the seeding, or Tomas Barrios Vera.