Munich Open: Darderi battles past Kecmanovic to book spot in quarter-finals
Luciano Darderi edged out Miomir Kecmanovic 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 and will face either Botic van de Zandschulp or Ben Shelton in the next round
Luciano Darderi – Imago / Panoramic
Italian Luciano Darderi edged out Serb Miomir Kecmanovic 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4 to advance to the quarter-finals of the Munich Open at the MTTC Iphitos complex.
Darderi, ranked No 47, will play the winner of the match between Dutch lucky loser Botic van de Zandschulp and American Ben Shelton, the second seed, next.
In the previous round of the Munich tournament, the Italian defeated Australian lucky loser Christopher O’Connell (7-6 (3), 7-6 (3)).
Kecmanovic, ranked No 48, edged out American Marcos Giron (6-2, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (9)) during the first round of the Munich tournament.
Munich ATP 500, other second-round results (MTTC Iphitos complex, clay, EUR 2.500.000, most recent results first):
- Ugo Humbert vs. Fabian Marozsan
- Zizou Bergs vs. Deigo Dedura-Palomero
- Francisco Cerundolo vs. Alexander Shevchenko
- David Goffin vs. Mariano Navone
- Tallon Griekspoor vs. Yannick Hanfmann
- Alexander Zverev vs. Daniel Altmaier
- Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Ben Shelton
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