Japan Open: Navone moves into second round

The Argentine will face the winner of the match between Reilly Opelka and No 8 seed Ben Shelton in the next round

Mariano Navone at the 2024 Rio Open Tennis Tournament Image Credit: Action Plus / Panoramic

Tennis Majors

September 25, 2024

Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships •Third round • completed

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M. NavonevsL. Darderi

Argentina’s Mariano Navone advanced to the second round of the Japan Open by winning against Italian Luciano Darderi 6-4, 6-4 at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo on Wednesday.

Navone, ranked No 40, will face the winner of the all-American battle match between Reilly Opelka and No 8 seed Ben Shelton next.

Debut Delight 😍

Navone defeats darderi 6-4 6-4 with an impressive opening display 👊#kinoshitajotennis pic.twitter.com/hlz15lfN5z
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) September 25, 2024

This was only Navone’s second career win on hardcourts at the ATP Tour level. This was the seventh meeting on the pro tour between the two players – all coming over the past two seasons – with the Argentine now leading the series 4-3.

2 – Mariano Navone has claimed a second career ATP level match win on hard court. Among the ATP's current top 50, only his defeated opponent Luciano Darderi (1) now has recorded fewer wins on the surface. Unfamiliar.#kinoshitatennis | @japanopentennis @atptour @ATPMediaInfo
— OptaAce (@OptaAce) September 25, 2024