Luciano Darderi def. Nuno Borges 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 — Canadian Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Luciano Darderi defeated Nuno Borges 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 in the R16 of the Canadian Open 2026.

The second serve separated a match nothing else did: Darderi won 21 of 40 behind his, Borges 10 of 29, the total points closing 96-95. Borges, a 61 percent favorite with the betting market, hit 41 winners to 18 and 17 aces to four and lost anyway, undone by 40 unforced errors and six double faults. The third set changed hands three times. The 19th seed broke in game 7 for 4-3, was broken back in game 8 for 4-4, then broke again in game 11 for 6-5. That is a second win from a set down in successive matches for the 24-year-old Italian, Shang having taken the opener in the round of 32, and 2 hours, 21 minutes here books a quarterfinal with Brandon Nakashima, the No. 33.

Match stats

Nuno Borges: 17 aces, 41 winners, 68% first serves, 6 double faults, 2/7 break points. Luciano Darderi: 4 aces, 18 winners, 60% first serves, 1 double fault, 3/7 break points.

Profiles: Nuno Borges · Luciano Darderi — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

Nuno Borges and Luciano Darderi have met 3 times, with Luciano Darderi leading the head-to-head 2–1.

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