
Luciano Darderi completed a fantastic comeback to defeat world number three Alexander Zverev and reach the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters.
The Italian rallied from 3-5 in the second set and saved four match points in the second set tie-break on his way to a 1-6, 7-6 (12-10), 6-0 victory on Tuesday.
After two hours and 25 minutes, Darderi was able to celebrate becoming the first player other than Jannik Sinner to beat Zverev at a Masters tournament since Shanghai last October.
He will now face Spain's Rafael Jodar in the quarter-finals.






