Roman Andres Burruchaga def. Nuno Borges 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 — Estoril Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Roman Andres Burruchaga defeated Nuno Borges 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 in the R16 of the Estoril Open 2026.

Return pressure decided it. Roman Andres Burruchaga broke five times from 11 chances to Nuno Borges' two of five, seizing a 3-0 opening-set lead with breaks in games 1 and 3. Borges leveled by cashing both of his second-set break chances, but he won just 41 percent of second-serve points across the match, and Burruchaga claimed the decider's lone break in game 8 for 5-3. The fifth seed saved one match point; the ATP No. 67 took the next, 2 hours, 9 minutes in, booking an Estoril Open quarterfinal in a matchup with no prior meetings on record.

Match stats

Nuno Borges: 2 aces, 62% first serves, 4 double faults, 2/5 break points. Roman Andres Burruchaga: 4 aces, 59% first serves, 1 double fault, 5/11 break points.

Profiles: Nuno Borges · Roman Andres Burruchaga — Estoril Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Nuno Borges and Roman Andres Burruchaga.