Video - Darderi Jokes After Receiving a Ball in the Groin

Facing Rublev in the quarterfinals in Hamburg, Darderi was defeated after a three-set match (6-1, 3-6, 6-3). While the match proceeded normally until the second set, an unusual incident distracted the spectators on the center court.

Indeed, at 5-3 in the second set in favor of the Russian, the Italian received a ball in the groin from a ball boy. An accidental gesture that Darderi promptly returned, all in a joking manner.

Darderi then leveled the match at one set each before ultimately losing after 1 hour and 53 minutes of play.