The Italian-Argentine folds in the quarterfinals the Croatian Prizmic, home idol: the public causes him, he reacts by reassembling after the first set and closing 1-6 6-2 6-3. Now the challenge with Carabelli
Luciano Darderi flies to the semifinal in the ATP 250 in Umago, after winning a real battle in the quarterfinals against the Idol of the Prizmic house, a very talented 19 year old who together with the blue inflamed the afternoon of the Croatian tournament. Fire atmosphere and not only for the heat, with the audience that on more than one occasion has proven, let’s say, not exactly sporting towards Darderi, who for his part certainly did not intimidate and responded to those who caused him. Darderi won 1-6 6-2 6-3 a match that confirmed his extraordinary state of form (two tournaments won this year, the last to Bastad on the weekend of 20 July), but also put on display the great qualities of Prizmic, one who has not yet exploded for injuries and various vicissitudes, but from the great arm.
Darderi’s match
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First set well for Darderi, which opens the match immediately with a break, but a few minutes is a few minutes dark. Prizmic wins 6 games in a row, with Luciano very latent especially on the service (second disastrous ball). In the second, break and counterbreak at the partial start but then Darderi, series head number 2 of the tournament, changes gear and torn the 6-2 set. Third set where the Italian continues to push, also gased for the audience that whistles it: decisive break in the sixth game and 6-3 final.
Darderi semifinal
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In the semifinal for the number 46 in the world there will be the challenge against the Argentine Ugo Carabelli, victorious against the qualified Spanish Llamas Ruiz who retired below 4-6 2-5: Darderi leads 4-3 in the previous ones but won the last 3 without granting sets at number 51 in the world. In case of victory, the blue will return to the top 40 and will be at least 37 in the world.
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