In the Round of 128 at the Australian Open on Saturday, Gabriel Diallo (ranked No. 87) faces Luca Nardi (No. 90).
Diallo’s last competition was a win, 6-0, 7-6, over Benjamin Hassan on September 30, 2024 in the qualifying round at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Nardi lost in two sets the most recent time he competed, falling 2-6, 3-6 to Botic Van de Zandschulp at the qualifying round of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships on September 23, 2024.
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Gabriel Diallo vs. Luca Nardi matchup stats
- In five hard-court tournaments over the past year, Diallo is 8-6 in matches.
- Diallo has won 21.5% of his return games on hard courts over the past 12 months, and 78.3% of his service games.
- Diallo has converted 32.8% of his break-point opportunities on hard courts (39 of 119) over the past 12 months.
- In his previous tournament, the US Open, Diallo fell in the Round of 32 to No. 14-ranked Tommy Paul, 7-6, 3-6, 1-6, 6-7 on August 31.
- The 21-year-old Nardi, who is seeking his first tournament win on a hard court in 2025, is 6-12 over the past year on that surface.
- While playing on hard surfaces, Nardi has a 69.3% winning percentage in service games and a 22.1% winning percentage in return games.
- On hard courts Nardi ranks 125th in break point win percentage (39.4%) after going 43-for-109.
- In the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Nardi’s most recent tournament, he matched up with No. 67-ranked Van de Zandschulp in the Qualification Final on September 23 and was defeated 2-6, 3-6.
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