Darderi upsets Cerundolo in Houston
Luciano Darderi edged out Francisco Cerundolo 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4) on Wednesday evening. He’ll play the winner of the match between No 7 seed Marcos Giron and J.J. Wolf in the next round
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Italian Luciano Darderi edged out Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo, the second seed, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (4) to reach the last eight of the Houston Open at River Oaks Country Club on Wednesday evening.
Darderi, ranked No 72, will play the winner of the match between No 7 seed Marcos Giron and J.J. Wolf next.
Ahead of his victory, the 22-year-old Italian won against American wildcard Denis Kudla (3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2).
Houston ATP 250, other second-round results (River Oaks Country Club, clay, USD 742.350, most recent results first):
- Marcos Giron vs. J.J. Wolf
- James Duckworth vs. Frances Tiafoe
- Jordan Thompson vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
- Michael Mmoh vs. Max Purcell
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs. Daniel Elahi Galan
- Ben Shelton vs. Zizou Bergs
- Brandon Nakashima vs. Rinky Hijikata
