Chile Open: Wildcard Darderi beats Cerundolo to reach quarter-finals
Luciano Darderi beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. He’ll play the winner of the match between Alejandro Tabilo and Barrios Vera in the next round
Italian wildcard Luciano Darderi beat Argentinian qualifier Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 to advance to the last 8 of the Chile Open at Club Universidad Católica de San Carlos de Apoquindo in Santiago de Chile.
Darderi, ranked No 80, will play the winner of the match between No 4 seed Alejandro Tabilo and Tomas Barrios Vera next.
The 22-year-old Italian edged out Argentinian lucky loser Facundo Bagnis (7-6 (4), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (5)) in the previous round of the Santiago tournament.
In the previous round of the Santiago tournament, Cerundolo, ranked No 161, edged out German Yannick Hanfmann, the No 5 seed (3-6, 6-3, 7-5).
Santiago de Chile ATP 250, other second-round results (Club Universidad Católica de San Carlos de Apoquindo, clay, USD 661.585, most recent results first):
- Alejandro Tabilo vs. Tomas Barrios Vera
- Jaume Munar vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas: thursday
- Juan Pablo Varillas vs. Sebastian Baez
- Nicolas Jarry (1) beat Federico Coria: 7-6 (4), 6-2
- Arthur Fils (3) beat Thiago Seyboth Wild: 6-3, 6-3
- Corentin Moutet (Q) beat Thiago Agustin Tirante: 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-2
- Pedro Martinez beat Facundo Diaz Acosta (6): 7-6 (4), 6-7 (5), 6-1