Based on current form, Luciano Darderi and Sebastian Baez are arguably the two best players making the rounds on the Golden Swing this season. As such, it’s no surprise that they will square off in the Argentina Open semifinals on Saturday.
Baez leads the head-to-head series 4-3, but Darderi has won their last two meetings — 6-0, 6-2 in the Bastad final last summer and 6-3, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 at the recent Australian Open.
Given those results as well as Darderi’s scorching-hot form dating back to 2025, he should have a slight edge in this one. He is on a 16-match clay-court winning streak, a stretch that includes two ATP titles and one triumph on the Challenger Tour.
Pick: Darderi in 3