Hamburg Open: Darderi reaches quarter-finals
Luciano Darderi won against Brandon Nakashima 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-2 on Wednesday. He’ll play Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 3 seed, in the next round
Luciano Darderi – Imago / Panoramic
Italian Luciano Darderi won against American Brandon Nakashima, the No 7 seed, 7-5, 6-7 (7), 6-2 to advance to the last eight of the Hamburg Open at Tennis Stadion on Wednesday afternoon.
Darderi, ranked No 45, will face Russian Andrey Rublev, the No 3 seed, next.
The Italian defeated German wildcard Diego Dedura-Palomero (6-1, 6-4) ahead of his victory.
In the previous round of the Hamburg tournament, Nakashima, ranked No 29, benefited from the abandonment of Belgian qualifier Raphael Collignon (6-5).
Hamburg ATP 500, other second-round results (Tennis Stadion, clay, EUR 2.158.560, most recent results first):
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Felix Auger-Aliassime
- Alexandre Muller beat Alexander Zverev (1): 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (5)
- Flavio Cobolli beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (5): 6-4, 7-5
- Andrey Rublev beat Justin Engel (WC): 6-3, 7-5
- Tomas Martin Etcheverry beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli: 6-4, 6-4
- Roberto Bautista Agut beat Frances Tiafoe (2): 6-2, 6-3
- Jiri Lehecka beat Francisco Cerundolo (4): 7-5, 6-2
