Darderi upsets Cerundolo in Houston

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