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Alexander Zverev defeated Luciano Darderi 6-2, 6-2, 7(7)-6(3) — US Open 2026 R16.
Alexander Zverev and Luciano Darderi: Alexander Zverev leads 2–1 across 3 recorded meetings.
Darderi saved 13 of the 17 break points he faced and still never won a return game, as Zverev held all 14 of his in two and a half hours. The damage was front-loaded: breaks in game 1 for 1-0 and game 3 for 3-0 in each of the first two sets, and the 21st seed's only stand was a third-set tiebreak, where he saved a match point. The US Open quarterfinal comes after five sets apiece against Sonego and Halys.