After Roland Garros, he continues to commit himself to clay (perhaps, for this year and given Olympic circumstances, not so wrongly) Luciano Darderi. And, for the blue number 4, the part of reason also comes in this sense, given that is in the final at the Perugia 2024 Challenger.
His journey began after he was awarded one of the three wild cards available. And another player who came by invitation was his first round opponent, Federico Cinà. The 2007 class is an excellent promise, but for now the level of difference is there and can be felt in the form of a 6-3 6-0 (which, be careful, must not in any way affect the abilities of Francesco’s son, former coach of Roberta Vinci).
Challenger Perugia 2024, Luciano Darderi retouches his best ranking by reaching the final
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Subsequently 6-3 6-3 ad Andrea Pellegrino in the second round and then another derby between wild cards, this time with Fabio Fognini, a highly anticipated match also in the Umbrian capital. Result: 6-1 6-2. Then, in the semi-final, after a much more difficult match, he beat the German Daniel Altmaier by 7-6(4) 6-3. All while also saving three set points during the opening set, namely at 5-6.
Now, for Darderi, the last obstacle is called Sumit Nagal. A player, the Indian, who at Challenger level on clay knows how to assert himself: last year, at the Tennis Club Garden in Rome, he won the local Challenger starting from the qualifiers and, in general, four of his six category successes there he found right on the crushed brick. There are no precedents between the two. With this result Darderi is already certain of 36th place in the new ATP ranking on Monday, and if he wins he would be 34th, in full battle for a top seed at Wimbledon.
