Casper Ruud vs Luciano Darderi Tips

This is the first meeting between these two. Darderi is a great young player, but I feel Ruud has the experience and has shown very good form recently. Darderi played until 2 a.m. in Italy the other night. Ruud in straight sets is my bet.

Luciano Darderi has dispatched Alexander Zverev and hot Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar in consecutive three-set thrillers as he faces favorite Casper Ruud in this clay semi-final match on home soil in Rome. The Italian is also ranked higher than Casper (20th to 25th in the ATP world rankings) and looks well priced at 21/10 to win tonight.

Darderi is incredibly tenacious on home soil and likely to feed off the energy to snag a set, but Ruud's superior fitness should see him through.

This should be an even encounter. Both players should be able to win a set. Ruud, though, should have the edge at the end.

Ruud is running hot with a 9/2 W/L on clay this season. On the other hand, he lost in Madrid to Blockx 2-0. Darderi has inspiration and recently beat T. Paul, A. Zverev, and R. Jodar. I think a bet on Darderi to win in straight sets.

Luciano Darderi has dispatched Alexander Zverev and hot Spanish teenager Rafael Jodar in consecutive three-set thrillers as he faces favourite Casper Ruud in this clay semi-final match on home soil in Rome. The Italian is also ranked higher than Casper (20th to 25th in the ATP world rankings). I think another three-set thriller is worth backing on the underdog this evening.

Given I believe Ruud will win this match 2-0, I would tip him to win the first set. He is playing well on clay at the moment, combined with Darderi's relative inexperience at top-level tournaments.

I think Darderi will start on a flyer. He won his last two matches in a deciding set with 6-0. Ruud is more experienced and successful on clay, but I think he will need time to adjust, and I back Darderi to win the opening set.

Would tip Ruud to win this match due to his current form on clay. He's looking smooth again on the surface, and I don't think Darderi is experienced enough in top-level events yet.