Overview

• The third-round match is scheduled as the first on Arthur Ashe on Friday, August 29 at 17:30 in Italy.
• Alcaraz arrives in peak form after beating Mattia Bellucci 6-1, 6-0, 6-3, with betting markets pricing a 3-0 result at short odds such as 1.44 (Bet365), 1.38 (William Hill/Admiralbet) and 1.27 (Vincitu).
• Darderi, the No. 32 seed, reached this stage with wins over Alexei Hijikata and Eliot Spizzirri and continues to make strides on hard courts.
• There is no ATP head-to-head between the two; their lone prior meeting was at the European U16 event, won by Alcaraz 7-5 in the third set.
• Live coverage is available free on SuperTennis TV and via SupertenniX/SuperTennis Plus, with Sky Sport Tennis carrying the action and streaming on SkyGo and NOW.