Daniel Vallejo and Luciano Darderi meet in the semifinal at Bastad on Saturday. Luciano Darderi comes in at 5 wins from the last ten. Daniel Vallejo has won 3 in a row and 6 of the last 10 overall.
There is no history here: this is their first tour-level meeting.
Hold strength tells the story — 70.5% versus 66.4% on first-serve points in Darderi's favor. Vallejo comes in off a compressed schedule; Darderi comes in off a compressed schedule. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Darderi is exactly that — a lean.