AUSTRALIAN OPEN

January 20, 2026

Luciano Darderi

Press Conference

L. DARDERI/C. Garin

7-6, 7-5, 7-6

THE MODERATOR: Congratulations today. Are you pleased that, even though it was a close game, that there were three sets that went your way?

LUCIANO DARDERI: Yeah, it was difficult match, because we practice together with the same fitness coach with Cristian. We play doubles together tomorrow. So it was really difficult match.

I started to feel a little bit pain in my stomach in the last set, but I manage it, and finally we take the victory, because if I lost the third set, then I think it's going to be a problem on the last two sets.