TO ‘s-Hertogenbosch, in the Netherlands, for the 2024 Libema Open tennis event, combined on Dutch outdoor grassin the match of the eighths final of the men’s singles draw of the ATP 250 category tournament, theLuca Nardi light blue gives in to number 7 seeding, the American Sebastian Kordawhich imposes itself with a double 7-5, gained in an hour and 49 minutes of play. In the quarterfinals for him the winner of the challenge between the Australian Alexei Popyrin and the other American Tommy Paul, seeded number 2.
In the first set It’s an uphill start for Nardi, who first misses a break point at the start, then gives up serve to fifteen in the second game, and finally ends up 0-3 down, despite only being one break late. The blue clings to the match and his stubbornness is rewarded: in the ninth game Korda comes within two points of the set, but from 30-30 Nardi wins the last two points and makes the counterbreak. In the twelfth game, however, the Italian goes 15-40 down on serve and at the first set point the American closes at 7-5 after 46′.
In the second game the blue player misses two break points in the opening, while Korda doesn’t take advantage of five in the second game. Nardi has to come back from 0-40 in the sixth game, but saves himself, and in the seventh it is he who makes the break to thirty. Inexorable, however, comes the immediate counterbreak in the eighth game, still at thirty. Once again, the twelfth game is fatal for the blue: Nardi takes the lead to 30-15, but Korda wins the last three points and closes at 7-5 after 63′.
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The statistics they underline how for the American the winner-free balance is extremely positive, with 28-14, while it is negative for the blue, with 16-17. Nardi concedes 12 break points and saves 8, while converting 2 of the 5 available. Overall Korda wins 90 points against the Italian’s 74.
