Nuno Borges vs Luciano Darderi Prediction 6/25/2026 Today’s Tennis Picks

Nuno Borges and Luciano Darderi clash in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Mallorca Open. The match is scheduled for Thursday, June 25. Borges has beaten Darderi in both meetings between them and seeks to reach his first grass-court semifinal on the ATP Tour. Darderi had never reached an ATP quarterfinal on grass, but that all changed with his opening victory. Here’s our Nuno Borges vs Luciano Darderi prediction. This preview will also include a Nuno Borges vs Luciano Darderi pick.

Nuno Borges vs Luciano Darderi Preview

Nuno Borges is coming off a straight sets win over Jan Lennard Struff in the last 16 at the Mallorca Open. The match took 22 games to decide. Borges won a 29-minute first set 6-4 with just one break of serve. The Portuguese No. 1 saved three break points in a critical fourth game in the second set, and then broke Struff for a second time late on to wrap up a 6-4, 7-5 victory in 81 minutes.

Borges hit 9 aces and 1 double fault in the victory. She landed 75% of first serves in play and won 80% of first serve points (45/56). Borges won 58% of second serve points (11/19) and saved all three break points he faced in the match. Before this round, Borges beat Adrian Mannarino in straight sets. He improves to 3-2 on grass this swing. His only semifinal appearance on grass was at the Challenger level in Nottingham three years ago, when he lost to Andy Murray.

Luciano Darderi just needed to win one round to reach the quarterfinals of the Mallorca Open. The Italian is the top seed and was therefore handed a BYE in the first round. Darderi opened up his account this week with a straight sets win over big-serving Yannick Hanfmann. The match took 21 games to decide. Darderi prevailed 7-5, 6-3 in just under two hours of play.

In the victory, Darderi hammered 14 aces and accumulated 4 double faults. Darderi landed 57% of first serves in play and won 73% of first serve points (45/62). Darderi won 46% of second serve points (21/46) and saved a whopping 13 break points in the match. This is his first quarterfinal on grass.

Nuno Borges vs Luciano Darderi Head-To-Head

Borges and Darderi have met twice. Borges won their first meeting at the 2022 Barletta Challenger in three sets. On the ATP level, Borges also needed three sets to beat the Italian in Auckland last season. They have not played on grass.

Nuno Borges vs Luciano Darderi Prediction

The odds indicate this should be a comfortable win for Borges, who should take a lot of encouragement and confidence from his form in recent matches. Even in his two defeats this swing, he ran Marin Cilic and Auger-Aliassime very close. That said, Darderi has so much attacking prowess to guarantee easy holds and this match could well hit the 22-game mark.

Nur Said's Pick: Over 21.5 games in the match