Darderi wraps up win after 2 a.m., overcomes smoke delay, Jodar

Espresso-fueled Luciano Darderi had to deal with a smoke delay before eventually beating teenager Rafael Jodar to reach the Italian Open semifinals, in a match that finished after 2 a.m. local time.

Darderi wasted two match points in the second set but the Italian went on to prevail 7-6 (5), 5-7, 6-0.

The match was delayed for nearly 20 minutes toward the end of the first set as smoke wafted in from fireworks that had been set off in the soccer stadium next door Wednesday after Inter Milan won the Italian Cup final.