Luca Nardi had a great performance against the world number 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas. The young Italian lost the match in straight sets but after playing 2 breakers. Nardi is well-known for his incredible touch and showed his skills in the second set tie-break with this stunning passing shot.
Take a bow, Luca Nardi! 🤩#AstanaOpen pic.twitter.com/WqxKIX3sgD
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 5, 2022
Luca Nardi in 2022
Currently ranked no.152, the Italian played his last match on the 5th of October when he was defeated by world no.6 Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(2) 7-6(3) in the 2nd round in Astana (draw).
This season Nardi has a composed 30-17 win-loss record. Nardi clinched 3 titles in 2022 in the Forli 1 Challenger, the Lugano Challenger and the Mallorca Challenger.
He is also scheduled to play in Antwerp (European Open) after Florence. The main draw will start on the 10th of October.
Tsitsipas in Astana, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked no.6, Stefanos achieved a compiled 49-18 match record in 2022. The Greek is currently competing in Astana where he ousted the world no.221 Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-4 and the world no.152 Luca Nardi 7-62 7-63.
The Greek conquered 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and in Mallorca. Tsitsipas got to 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)
Luca Nardi and Stefanos Tsitsipas clashed against each other just on 1 occasion. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Tsitsipas. When they played, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 7-6(2) 7-6(3) in the 2nd round in Astana (Astana Open) on the 5th of October 2022.
Here the highlights.