ATP 250 BASTAD
Luciano Darderi again brought his best to an ATP Tour title match on Sunday at the Nordea Open, where the Italian held off the challenge of Jesper de Jong to clinch the trophy.
The sixth-seeded Darderi prevailed 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in an absorbing championship match to improve to 3-0 in tour-level finals. Despite a plucky performance from first-time finalist De Jong, Darderi held firm in the deciding set to add the Bastad ATP 250 trophy to those he won in Cordoba in 2024 and Marrakech in April.
“It’s amazing. Today I was really nervous from the beginning, even from last night,” revealed Darderi in his on-court interview. “It’s my third ATP title, so at 23 years old it’s really exciting. To be here in Bastad for the first time and to win, it’s unbelievable.”
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