Trungelliti ousted top-seeded defending champion Luciano Darderi, 6-4, 7-6 (2), to record his second career Top 20 win and first since 2016 Roland Garros. Having turned pro in 2008, this week’s run is set to vault the current world No. 117 into the Top 100 for the first time in his career come Monday, the oldest man to make his debut inside the elite group since 45-year-old Torben Ulrich in 1973.
“Of course, I believed it. That’s one of the reasons I’m here. Otherwise it wouldn’t be possible,” he said afterwards. “And also, I worked a lot. Me, my team, my wife and my kid, we all believed in breaking the record. That’s exactly what we have done.”
Darderi was tied with Francisco Cerundolo with the most clay-court wins since the start of the 2024 season coming into their contest.
