Facundo Bagnis vs Luciano Darderi Prediction: This should be quick!

The ATP Cordoba tournament started on the 3rd of February with the qualifying round involving 24 tennis players. Facundo Bagnis and Luciano Darderi played in the qualifying game of the tournament. Facundo Bagnis defeated Thiago Agustin Tirante in the qualifying round, and Luciano Darderi defeated Andrea Collarini in the qualifying game. 

After 4 rounds of knockout matches, Facundo Bagnis and Luciano Darderi are the two names in the Final game of the tournament..

Facundo Bagnis

Facundo Bagnis is an Argentine player born on 27th February 1990. He is currently ranked 207th on the ATP ranking, but he had a career-high singles ranking of World No. 55 reached in November 2016. Bagnis played most of his career in the ATP Challenger Tour where he won 17 singles Challengers and one ATP doubles title in Stuttgart.

And in the Grand Slam singles, his records were: Australian Open - first round (2017, 2022, 2023), French Open - second round (2014, 2016, 2021), Wimbledon - first round (2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022) and US Open - third round (2021).

Also In the Grand Slam doubles, his records were: Australian Open - first round (2017, 2022, 2023), French Open - first round (2014, 2017), Wimbledon - first round (2021, 2022) and US Open - first round (2021).

Facundo Bagnis won all 4 matches in the tournament with all ending in a straight sets win. His opponents were: Juan Manuel Cerundolo (R32), Roberto Carballes Baena (R16), Juame Munar (QF) and Federico Coria (SM).

Luciano Darderi

Luciano Darderi is an Italian player born on 14th February 2002. Luciano is currently ranked 136th on the ATP ranking, but he had a career high ranking of 124th on 8th August 2002. Darderi has won one singles ATP Challenger and four doubles titles.

Luciano Darderi’s single Grand Slam records include: Australian Open - qualifying round 3 (2023), French Open - qualifying round 1 (2023), Wimbledon - qualifying round 1 (2023) and US Open - qualifying round 1 (2022). 

In this tournament Luciano Darderi won 2 of his 4 matches in straight sets and the other 2 in 3 sets. 

He defeated Tomas Barrios Vera in 3 sets in the round of 32. Then he faced Sebastian Ofner in the round of 16 and he won in straight sets. In the quarter final, Luciano Darderi defeated Yannick Hanfmann in straight sets to qualify for the semi final. And finally he defeated Sebastian Baez in 3 sets to get into the final match.

Head to Head

Facundo Bagnis and Luciano Darderi have faced each other twice in the past. Luciano Darderi won the very first encounter in the quarterfinal of the Brazil Challenger in 2022. Facundo Bagnis won the second and most recent encounter in the first qualifying round of the French Open in 2023.

Analysis and Predictions

Both players have been fantastic throughout the competition and they deserve their place in this year's final. It comes as a surprise that the bookmakers have leaned towards a Luciano Darderi win when Facundo Bagnis clearly has a better record in the tournament and is a more decorated and experienced player than Luciano Darderi. Not many players can handle the pressure of playing in a final and between the two, Luciano Darderi seems to have a lot of experience in his locker.

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