The Bastad title is on the line on Sunday, when Andrey Rublev meets Luciano Darderi. Andrey Rublev comes in at 7 wins from the last ten. Luciano Darderi comes in at 5 wins from the last ten.
Andrey Rublev has had the better of this rivalry, winning 1 of 1 against Luciano Darderi. On clay specifically it reads 1-0 Rublev — worth more than the overall number this week.
The serve is where this match separates: Rublev has been winning 74.2% of first-serve points to Darderi's 70.5%, and on clay that gap compounds fast. Rublev comes in off a compressed schedule; Darderi comes in off a compressed schedule. Little separates them; Rublev gets the nod on the finest of margins.