The 23-year-old Italian, fresh from his title run in Bastad last week, survived a quarter-final scare from #NextGenATP Dino Prizmic<\/a> to prevail 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 in Umag. Darderi struggled to cope with the Croatian wild card’s dogged defence and blistering attack in the early stages, but he ultimately drew on his superior clay-court pedigree to reach his sixth tour-level semi-final on the surface after two hours, 12 minutes.<\/p>\n Finishing with a flourish \ud83e\udd0c<\/p>\n The semi-finals in Umag is callling for No. 2 seed @Lucianodarderi_<\/a>! @CroatiaOpenUmag<\/a> | #CroatiaOpen<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/boOOXbz78P<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 ATP Tour (@atptour) July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI was a little bit nervous and tired after winning last week,\u201d said Darderi. \u201cIn the first set he played really well\u2026 I had to stay focused. Sometimes it\u2019s a little bit difficult but I am trying to do my best on court. I will try to do my best to make the final.\u201d<\/p>\n The 19-year-old Prizmic was aiming to reach his first ATP Tour semi-final, and showed glimpses of his best tennis in a lights-out opening set, during which he won 83 per cent (10\/12) of first-serve points, according to Infosys ATP Stats. Darderi, a three-time ATP Tour champion, was full of praise for the Croatian.<\/p>\n \u201cI have to say congratulations to Dino, he\u2019s just 19 years old and already an amazing player,\u201d said Darderi. \u201cIt\u2019s the first time we met and I hope he\u2019s going to be Top 10 really soon, so I think Croatia is in good hands.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite falling short, Prizmic can reflect on a stellar surge during the past three months. With consecutive ATP Challenger Tour titles in Zagreb and Bratislava followed by back-to-back finals in Milan and San Marino, the 19-year-old boasts a 20-3 record at all levels since May.<\/p>\n Prizmic, who is fourth in the PIF ATP Live Race To Jeddah, is aiming to debut at the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF<\/a> in December.<\/p>\n By extending his winning streak to seven matches, Darderi set an Umag semi-final with third seed Camilo Ugo Carabelli<\/a>, who led Pablo Llamas Ruiz<\/a> 6-4, 5-2 before the Spaniard was forced to retire due to injury.<\/p>\n Ugo Carabelli reaches second consecutive SF:<\/p>\n Ugo Carabelli is into his fourth ATP Tour semi-final of the season and is this week up five spots to a career-high No. 46 in the PIF ATP Live Rankings.<\/p>\n Carlos Taberner<\/a> backed up his statement win over top seed and defending champion Francisco Cerundolo<\/a> by moving past Bastad finalist Jesper de Jong<\/a> 7-5, 6-3 in the pair’s maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head clash. The Spaniard will contest his first ATP Tour semi-final against fourth seed Damir Dzumhur<\/a>, who rallied past qualifier Titouan Droguet<\/a> 3-6, 7-5, 6-2.<\/p>\n Dzumhur held an 0-3 record in Umag quarter-finals prior to Thursday’s clash with Droguet, but he cracked the code with a thrilling comeback to reach his 10th tour-level semi-final.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n![\"It](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1753406347_232_it-all-adds-up-banner.jpg\"\/)
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