Luca Nardi is part of the huge crop of Italian players who are rising fast in the rankings. Luca has just reached the second round in the ATP 500 in Astana to set up an interesting clash against the seed number 3, Stefanos Tsitsipas. With his latest win, the 19-year-old from Italy goes 23 places up in the live rankings to become the new world number 129.
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Nardi in Astana, ranking, and results in 2022
LLWWWWWWWL Currently the world no.152, Luca has achieved an overall 30-16 win-loss record in 2022. The Italian is playing at the moment in Astana where he conquered the world no.252 Hamad Medjedovic 6-1 6-3, the world no.66 David Goffin 3-6 7-63 7-62 and the world no.146 Alexander Shevchenko 7-64 6-2.
Luca Nardi will compete against the world no.6 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never competed against each other so far in top events.
Nardi clinched 3 titles in 2022 in the Forli 1 Challenger, in the Lugano Challenger and in the Mallorca Challenger.
Tsitsipas in Astana, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently the world no.6, Tsitsipas achieved a composed 48-18 record in 2022. Tsitsipas is playing at the moment in Astana where he overcame the world no.221 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-4.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will square off with the world no.152 Luca Nardi in the 2nd round. They have never played each other as of now in top tournaments.
Tsitsipas has won 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and in Mallorca. Stefanos reached the final in Rotterdam (ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament), in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) and in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open).
Tsitsipas won 9 titles in his career: 4 on clay courts, 4 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas is scheduled to play next in Vienna (Erste Bank Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw on the 24th of October.
Luca Nardi and Stefanos Tsitsipas have never played each other.
