The Stats Zone

Jack Draper vs Luciano Darderi Preview & Prediction | 2025 Italian Open | Second Round

by Alex Meechan · May 8 2025, 12:02
Updated May 9 2025, 11:39
Jack Draper vs Luciano Darderi Preview & Prediction | 2025 Italian Open | Second Round

Click here for today’s sports betting tips from our expert analysts! 

Great Britain’s Jack Draper begins his Italian Open campaign against Italian Luciano Darderi in the second-round.

Ranking points: ATP 1000

Start date/time: Friday 9th May, 2025: UK – not before TBC / US ET – not before TBC / US PT – not before TBC

Venue: Foro Italico, Rome, Italy

Surface: Outdoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

Tickets: Visit this link for the latest Jack Draper vs Luciano Darderi ticket information

Jack Draper vs Luciano Darderi prediction

Jack Draper broke new ground in Madrid last time out, reaching his first ever clay court final after fine performances against the likes of Tommy Paul and Lorenzo Musetti. Draper was bidding for his second Masters 1000 title of the season after winning Indian Wells but lost a close three set battle with Casper Ruud. 

Draper has already taken huge strides on clay this season but he will hope that continues in Rome. He takes on Luciano Darderi after the Italian defeated Yunchaokete Bu 7-6 6-3 in the first-round. Darderi did not drop his serve during the whole match and has already shown how dangerous he can be on the surface this season with a victory at the Moroccan Open and a runner-up finish at a Challenger event in Napoli.

They have played once before, with Draper defeating Darderi in straight sets in Vienna last year. Draper should have enough for the win but the Italian will be a tricky opponent on the surface. It may take a while for the Briton to get going after his exploits last week but we back him to advance in three sets.

Jack Draper vs Luciano Darderi tip: Jack Draper to win 2-1

Upcoming Events
Tennis
Karen Khachanov vs Kei Nishikori
Pinned Event
Tennis
Marton Fucsovics vs Novak Djokovic
Pinned Event
Tennis
Alexander Zverev vs Alexandre Muller
Pinned Event
Tennis
Magda Linette vs Rebecca Sramkova
Tennis
Maria Mateas vs Elizabeth Mandlik
Tennis
Kamilla Rakhimova vs Jil Teichmann
Tennis
Mayar Sherif vs Arantxa Rus
Tennis
Karue Sell vs Fabian Marozsan
Tennis
Vitaliy Sachko vs Flavio Cobolli 
Tennis
Arthur Rinderknech vs Miomir Kecmanovic
Tennis
Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Francisco Comesana
Tennis
Paula Badosa vs Marie Bouzkova
Tennis
Yunchaokete Bu vs Frances Tiafoe
Tennis
Ana Konjuh vs Maya Joint
Tennis
Sada Nahimana vs Aya El Aouni
Tennis
Sebastian Baez vs Camilo Ugo Carabelli
Tennis
Xinyu Wang vs Elena Rybakina
Tennis
Katerina Siniakova vs Aliona Bolsova
Tennis
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Gael Monfils
Tennis
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Alexander Bublik
Tennis
Arthur Cazaux vs Hubert Hurkacz
Tennis
Diane Parry vs Liudmila Samsonova
Tennis
Daniel Altmaier vs Felix Auger-Aliassime
Tennis
Sebastian Ofner vs Nuno Borges
Tennis
Arantxa Rus vs Maria Mateas
Tennis
Kamilla Rakhimova vs Camila Osorio
Tennis
Anastasija Sevastova vs Zeynep Sonmez
Tennis
Luciano Darderi vs Brandon Nakashima
Tennis
Ann Li vs Hailey Baptiste
Tennis
Tatiana Pieri vs Ajla Tomljanovic
Tennis
Anna Blinkova vs Emma Navarro
Tennis
Danielle Collins vs Emma Raducanu
Tennis
Jessica Pegula vs Anna Kalinskaya
Tennis
Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Ashlyn Krueger
Tennis
Cameron Norrie vs Tomas Machac
Tennis
Alexei Popyrin vs Jacob Fearnley
Tennis
Arthur Rinderknech vs Hubert Hurkacz
Tennis
Matteo Arnaldi vs Fabian Marozsan
Tennis
Taylor Fritz vs Quentin Halys
Tennis
Roberto Bautista Agut vs Frances Tiafoe
Tennis
Jiri Lehecka vs Francisco Cerundolo
Tennis
Andrey Rublev vs Justin Engel
Tennis
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs Sada Nahimana
Tennis
Maya Joint vs Katie Volynets
Tennis
Camilo Ugo Carabelli vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Tennis
Aliona Bolsova vs Jaqueline Cristian
Tennis
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Flavio Cobolli
Tennis
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs Felix Auger-Aliassime
Tennis Latest