Roberto Carballes Baena vs Luciano Darderi Preview & Prediction | 2025 Grand Prix Hassan II | Semi-Final
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Former champion Roberto Carballes Baena has his sights on a third straight final in Marrakesh when he takes on Luciano Darderi in the semi-final.
Ranking points: ATP 250
Start date/time: Saturday 5th April, 2025: UK – not before 1:00pm / US ET – not before 8:00am / US PT – not before 5:00am
Venue: Royal Tennis Club de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco
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
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Roberto Carballes Baena vs Luciano Darderi prediction
Roberto Carballes Baena’s Moroccan march continues after the 2023 champion reached the last four in Marrakesh for the third time in his career.
The Spaniard took down fourth seed Nuno Borges 6-4 6-4 to make it a remarkable 12 wins from his last 13 matches at the tournament.
Carballes Baena showed incredible resilience and was pure clutch in the big moments as he snared four of his five break points while fending off the Portuguese star’s onslaught by staving off 15 of 17 opportunities against his own serve.
The fifth seed now meets Luciano Darderi who ran out a very impressive 7-5 6-2 winner over the in-form Vit Kopriva.
The Czech had beaten the number seven seed in the Naples Challenger final just week, but the Italian got his revenge to end Kopriva’s seven-match winning streak.
It means Darderi will now face Carballes Baena for the third time with the Spanish number five seed having won their previous two encounters on the dirt on the Challenger circuit in Seville (2021) and Gran Canaria (2022).
Darderi does not quite have the firepower to hit through the Spaniard like Borges and will need to be more ruthless when chances present having converted just four of 14 break points against Kopriva.
It will be interesting to see how the counter-punching Carballes Baena adapts but given Darderi has never won a set against him, as well as the 32-year-old’s incredible record in Marrakesh, it’s hard to back against RCB booking a spot in another final.
Roberto Carballes Baena vs Luciano Darderi tip: Roberto Carballes Baena to win