Luciano Darderi beats Via Kopriva to reach the semifinal in Marrakech

Luciano Darderi beats Via Kopriva to reach the semifinal in Marrakech

Seventh seed Luciano Darderi beat Vit Kopriva 7-5 6-2 in 1 hour and 57 minutes to reach he fourth ATP Tour semifinal at the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakesh. Darderi avenged his defeat against Kopriva, who beat his Italian opponent at the ATP Challenger in Neaples last week. Darderi saved five of the six […]

Vít Kopřiva failed to reach his second semi-final appearance on the ATP Tour circuit in Marrakesh. The 27-year-old Czech tennis player lost 5:7, 2:6 in the quarter-finals of the clay court tournament to seventh seed Luciano Darderi from Italy, who avenged his defeat in the final of the challenger in Naples on Sunday. Even so, Kopřiva will move into the top 100 for the first time in his career in the new edition of the world rankings.

Marrakesh - Tennis player Vít Kopřiva failed to reach his second semi-final on the ATP Tour circuit in Marrakesh. The 27-year-old Czech player lost 5:7, 2:6 in the quarter-finals of the clay court tournament to seventh seed Luciano Darderi from Italy, who avenged his defeat in the final of the challenger in Naples on Sunday. Even so, Kopřiva will move into the top 100 for the first time in his career in the new edition of the world rankings.

In the opening set, Kopřiva paid the price for not converting his chances. Darderi took advantage of the first break point and took a 3:1 lead. The Czech tennis player was able to respond immediately and equalize, but he missed opportunities in the following games when his opponent served. In the 12th game, the Italian struck again, converting his second break point and winning the opening set. He then carried his composure into the second set a…

Bellucci and Darderi in the quarterfinals. But Sonego comes out immediately (Gianluca Strocchi, Tuttosport) It ends 2-0 Italy-France on the red clay of Marrakech, where, however, the tricolor trio fades in the quarterfinals (and the possible derby) due to Lorenzo Sonego's unexpected misstep in the 2nd round. In fact, Mattia Bellucci and Luciano Darderi do their duty, respecting the status of seeds and thus deserving a place among the top 8 of th…