When Lorenzo Musetti and Luciano Darderi play in Shanghai: the history of the Italian derby

Tomorrow, in the Italian morning, Luciano Darderi and Lorenzo Musetti will play the all-Italian derby in the third round of the Masters 1000 on the concrete in Shanghai.

Musetti, number 9 in the world, is going in the hunt for mathematical qualification for the ATP Finals in Turin, Darderi, number 29, basically a clay court specialist, has also improved a lot on the fast court.

The match is the third scheduled on the Grandstand, the second-largest court of the tournament in the Chinese megalopolis, on which play will begin at 6:30 a.m. Italian time, so the two blues are likely to take the court in mid-morning.

Two previous matches and it was always Musetti who won and always last year, the first 7-5 7-6 in the semifinal of the Challenger on the clay of Turin, the second in the most prestigious tournament in the world, Wimbledon, 6-4 4-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the second round.