James Duckworth

ALMATY – Luciano Darderi made an early exit at the ATP 250 in Almaty, a tournament played on indoor hard courts in Kazakhstan. For the second year in a row, the Italian was eliminated in the first round, defeated by Australian James Duckworth 7-5, 7-6 in one hour and 45 minutes of play. The match was hard-fought, but Duckworth managed to prevail in the decisive moments and prevent Darderi from securing a victory. Read also: Jasmine Paolini defeats Kalinina in the first round of the WTA 500 in Ningbo; Lorenzo Musetti defeats Matteo Arnaldi in the first-round derby of the ATP 250 in Lyon; Federico Cinà eliminated at…