

What Time Will Sebastian Baez Play Against Luciano Darderi?
Baez and Darderi are on the Day 1 Schedule at Us Open 2024 on Monday 26 August 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.
Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?
Sebastian Baez (ARG) and Luciano Darderi (ITA) have faced each other four times. Baez holds the lead in their head-to-head record, winning three out of the four matches.
Their first meeting took place in Cordoba, Argentina, on clay, in the round of 16. Baez emerged victorious with a score of 6-3 6-4.
Their second encounter also took place in Cordoba, Argentina, on clay, but this time in the semifinals. Darderi managed to win the match in a three-set battle, with a score of 6-1 3-6 6-3.
Their third meeting occurred in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on clay, in the round of 16. Baez came out on top with a score of 6-4 7-5.
Their most recent match took place in Hamburg, Germany, on clay, in the quarterfinals. Once again, Baez was victorious, winning the match with a score of 2-6 6-4 6-4.
Sebastian Baez has had several notable moments in his career. He broke into the top 20 and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 18 in June 2024. This was after winning consecutive ATP Tour titles in Rio de Janeiro and Santiago earlier in the season. In 2023, he achieved a personal-best 31 wins and had a 12-match winning streak, winning titles in Kitzbuhel and Winston-Salem. He also won his first ATP Tour title in 2022 at Estoril and his second title on home soil at Cordoba in 2023.
Baez had a significant breakthrough in his early career. In 2021, he broke into the top 300, 200,
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and 100 rankings. He also had a 6-3 record in Challenger finals, tying for the second-most titles in a season.
In his junior career, Baez reached the top ranking and became the World No. 1 junior in March 2018. He reached the Roland Garros boys’ singles final and won the boys’ doubles gold medal at the Youth Olympics, playing alongside Diaz Acosta in Buenos Aires.
As for Luciano Darderi, he started the 2024 season ranked No. 128 and made significant progress, breaking into the top 100 in February, the top 50 in May, and achieving a career-high ranking of No. 32 in August. He won his first ATP Tour title in Cordoba, where he competed as a qualifier. This marked the third final between two qualifiers since the ATP Tour was established in 1990. He also reached the semifinals at the ATP Tour events in Houston and Lyon in 2024.
In his Challenger career, Darderi has an 86-58 record, with three wins in finals. He won titles in Todi, Lima-2, and Perugia in 2023 and 2024.
In his junior career, Darderi reached a high ranking of No. 8 in February 2020. He won three singles and three doubles titles at the start of the season.
Furthermore, Darderi, who was born in Argentina, began playing tennis at the age of four with his father, Luciano Enrique, who is a former tennis player and currently a coach.
The mentioned matches between Baez and Darderi took place on Court 6.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Baez will win.
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