Luca Nardi’s tour-level debut on grass proved to be definitely worth the wait on Monday on the Libema Open in ‘s-Hertogenbosch.
After rain compelled the beginning of the Day 1 schedule on the ATP 250 to be delayed till 3:30 p.m., the Italian downed two-time Wimbledon quarter-finalist David Goffin 7-5, 7-5 in an absorbing first-round conflict. Nardi dealt with the blustery and damp circumstances nicely on the Dutch grass, wrapping his victory in opposition to the previous World No. 7 in two hours and 5 minutes.
“For positive, the largest problem for me was to adapt on grass, as a result of I didn’t play too many matches on grass,” mentioned Nardi in his on-court interview. “This was possibly my second or third match [overall]. Enjoying in these circumstances, with the wind and the chilly and a bit moist on the bottom [was difficult], however I believe that I performed match and I’m very pleased.”
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Nardi saved his cool beneath strain to save lots of seven of 10 break factors he confronted in opposition to Goffin, in line with Infosys ATP Stats. Along with his win, he avenged his 2023 loss to Goffin on residence soil in Rome and drew degree at 1-1 within the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head sequence.
A competitor on the 2023 Subsequent Gen ATP Finals introduced by PIF, Nardi will tackle seventh seed Sebastian Korda or qualifier Tristan Schoolkate subsequent within the Netherlands. The 20-year-old, who upset then-World No. 1 Novak Djokovic in Indian Wells in March, is now 4-5 for the season at tour-level.
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