

What Time Will Luciano Darderi Play Against Matteo Berrettini?
Darderi and Berrettini are on the Day 1 Schedule at Bnp Paribas Nordic Open 2024 on Monday 14 October 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?
Luciano Darderi, a 22-year-old Italian tennis player, is ranked at No. 44 in the world, with a career-high ranking of No. 32. In the 2024 season, Darderi started as No. 128 but worked his way into the Top 100 in February, then the Top 50 in May, and eventually reached his career-high ranking in August. He won his first ATP Tour title in Cordoba, defeating Bagnis in the final. This was a significant accomplishment as it was only the third final between two qualifiers since the ATP Tour’s establishment in 1990. Darderi also reached the semifinals of the ATP Tour events in Houston and Lyon. In the Challenger circuit, he has a record of 86-58, with wins in three finals, which include titles at Todi, Lima-2, and Perugia. As a junior player, Darderi reached a ranking of No. 8 in the world in February 2020. He was born in Argentina and began playing tennis at the age of 4, guided by his father, Luciano Enrique, who is a former tennis player and current coach. It’s worth noting that Darderi has a 1-9 record on hard courts at the tour level, with his only win coming against Tabilo in ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati.
Matteo Berrettini is a 28-year-old Italian tennis player ranked at No. 42 in the world, with a career-high ranking of No. 6. He achieved this career-high ranking after reaching the semifinals of the 2022 Australian Open. Berrettini is the third-highest-ranked Italian player since the start of the PIF ATP Rankings in 1973, with Sinner at No. 1 in 2024 and Panatta at No. 4 in 1976. He made history at the 2021 Wimbledon by becoming the first Italian men’s singles finalist in the tournament’s history. He also became the first Italian Grand Slam men’s singles finalist since Panatta at the 1976 Roland Garros. Berrettini is the first Italian man to reach the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam events and the first to win a match at the Nitto ATP Finals. He has a strong record on grass, with a 42-11 record and four of his ten ATP Tour titles. Notably, he won the London/Queen’s Club event in both 2021 and 2022, becoming the first player in the Open Era to win titles in each of his first two appearances at that tournament. Berrettini has also achieved significant wins over Thiem at the 2021 ATP Cup team final and Ruud at the 2023 United Cup team final.
In the current PIF ATP Race to Turin, Jannik Sinner is currently leading with 10,330 points. Carlos Alcaraz follows in second place with 6,710 points. The top five is completed by Alexander Zverev, Daniil Medvedev, and Taylor Fritz. Casper Ruud is in seventh place with 3,805 points and is set to play in Stockholm against either Huesler or Sonego. The eighth-ranked player is Andrey Rublev, who will also compete in Stockholm, facing either Borg or Muller. Other notable players in the race include Alex de Minaur, Grigor Dimitrov, Tommy Paul, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Hubert Hurkacz, Frances Tiafoe, Holger Rune, Lorenzo Musetti.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Darderi will win.
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