Luciano Darderi def. Juncheng Shang 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 — Canadian Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Luciano Darderi defeated Juncheng Shang 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the R32 of the Canadian Open 2026.

The first serve decided this one. Darderi won 84 percent of his first-serve points to Shang's 61, and the split only sharpened as the match went on, reaching 93 percent against 52 in the closing set. The turn arrived early in the second. Darderi, a clay-bred grinder who would rather extend rallies than end them, broke in game 4 for 3-1 and game 6 for 5-1, then in games 1 and 3 of the third for 3-0, as Shang's 30 winners came bundled with 41 unforced errors. The betting market had installed the 21-year-old from Beijing, back on a protected ranking, as a narrow favorite at 53 percent. Shang saved two match points before the end, 1 hour, 52 minutes in, and Nuno Borges (No. 49) is next.

Match stats

Luciano Darderi: 8 aces, 18 winners, 57% first serves, 3 double faults, 4/12 break points. Juncheng Shang: 4 aces, 30 winners, 65% first serves, 3 double faults, 2/3 break points.

Profiles: Luciano Darderi · Juncheng Shang — Canadian Open 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Luciano Darderi and Juncheng Shang.