Luciano Darderi is the champion of the thirty ninth Grand Prix Hassan II occasion in Marrakech. The 23-year-old Italian ousted the highest seed Tallon Griekspoor 7-6, 7-6 in two hours and three minutes within the remaining. Thus, he lifted his second ATP title after Cordoba final yr.
World no. 57 got here to Marrakech with mediocre ends in 2025 and a 2-8 rating on the ATP Tour. Darderi returned to Challengers and reached the Naples remaining final week. He misplaced a decent title conflict earlier than lifting a trophy in Marrakech for the top-50 return.
Luciano Darderi remporte la 39e édition du Grand Prix Hassan II à Marrakech !🇮🇹🏆 L’Italien s’impose face à Tallon Griekspoor et décroche son 2e titre ATP de la saison après Córdoba. pic.twitter.com/HzT7ImWRt7
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Tallon and Luciano stayed neck and neck from begin to end, with each gamers clinching 82 factors. The Italian saved three of 4 break factors and delivered his solely break within the closing phases of the opening set. Griekspoor fought properly and landed 39 winners and 30 unforced errors.
Darderi added a 28-27 ratio and stayed in contact together with his opponent in service winners. The Italian performed a bit higher from the baseline, and the Dutchman erased that deficit on the web. Tallon had the higher hand within the mid-range exchanges, and Luciano erased the deficit in probably the most prolonged ones.
Luciano Darderi, Marrakech 2025© Stream screenshot
Each gamers discovered the rhythm behind the preliminary shot proper from the beginning. Darderi drew the rival’s mistake within the eighth recreation for a maintain and 4-4 earlier than making a push on the return within the subsequent one. Griekspoor squandered three recreation factors and confronted a break level after the rival’s volley winner on the web.
The highest seed positioned a volley lengthy, dropping serve and propelling the seventh seed 5-4 in entrance,. Luciano served for the set in recreation ten and hit a double fault to drop serve at love and preserve his rival in competition. They supplied advantageous holds in video games 11 and 12 to introduce a tie break.
Tallon Griekspoor, Marrakech 2025© Stream screenshot
Tallon missed a forehand within the fifth level and fell 3-2 behind. The Italian claimed two factors on serve for a 5-2 benefit and created three set factors after the rival’s double fault. Luciano seized the primary with a forehand down the road winner, clinching the opener in 55 minutes.
Darderi confronted two break factors within the third recreation of the second set. He denied them with advantageous hitting and held with a forehand winner. They served properly within the subsequent seven video games, protecting the returners away from break factors.
Tallon Griekspoor & Luciano Darderi, Marrakech 2025© Stream screenshot
Luciano claimed the ninth recreation with a forehand crosscourt winner. Tallon responded with a maintain at love within the subsequent one after a forehand down the road winner for extra drama. The Italian performed a unfastened drop shot within the eleventh recreation and supplied his rival a break likelihood.
He focused Griekspoor’s backhand and saved it earlier than holding for 6-5. The Dutchman held after a deuce in recreation 12 to introduce a tie break. Darderi landed a robust forehand within the fifth level for 3-2 and secured a mini-break within the subsequent one after drawing the opponent’s volley mistake.
Luciano Darderi, Marrakech 2025© Stream screenshot
The Italian attacked within the eighth level and landed an ace within the subsequent one for 6-3 and three match factors. He transformed the second with a forehand down the road winner, falling to the bottom and lifting his second ATP trophy at 23.
