Landaluce survives wild match
Martin Landaluce edged Luciano Darderi 6‑3, 6‑7(4‑7), 6‑4 in a crowd‑charged match to advance and set up a clash with Karen Khachanov. Tight scoreline and the third‑set finish show Landaluce can hang in noisy, pressure situations. (x.com) (x.com)
The match clock read 2:23:51 at the Miami Open presented by Itaú in Miami, according to official ATP match timing and the tournament schedule. (atptour.com) Luciano Darderi fired 10 aces and 2 double faults while Martin Landaluce produced 8 aces and 4 double faults, per the Infosys ATP match stats. (atptour.com) Landaluce tallied 40 winners to Darderi’s 25 and committed 43 unforced errors versus Darderi’s 33, with Landaluce winning 15 of 18 net points compared with Darderi’s 5 of 6. (atptour.com) On total points Landaluce won 105 of 198 (53%) to Darderi’s 93 (47%), a margin that shows how the Spaniard dominated the longer exchanges. (atptour.com) Landaluce entered Miami as a 20‑year‑old ranked around No.151 (career high No.110), while Darderi is 24 and listed inside the top‑20 at about No.18 on ATP listings. (atptour.com) Karen Khachanov is among the seeded players in the Miami main draw and is sitting around No.15 in the ATP rankings (career high No.8), per ATP ranking data and the tournament draw. (atptour.com)
