R16 Australian Open 2026

Jannik Sinner #2 def. Luciano Darderi #25

6-1 6-3 7-6(2)

Jannik Sinner defeated Luciano Darderi 6-1 6-3 7-6(2) in the 2026 Australian Open fourth round on hard courts on January 26, 2026.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatJannik SinnerLuciano Darderi
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1911
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
05
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.0%58.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
81.0%73.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
61.0%39.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%50.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
76.0%59.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
50.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.0%24.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
57.0%43.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+11.5-5.5
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.5-11.5

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2026 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldJannik SinnerLuciano Darderi
Country ITA ITA
Birth dateAug 16, 2001Feb 14, 2002
Age2423
Height191 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)225
Ranking points (entering)11,5001,599
Elo (entering)2,3911,791
Current career W-L351–9291–79
Current career earnings$69,543,958$5,693,099
Pre-match H2H

Path

Jannik Sinner's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Eliot Spizzirri #854-6 6-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2026R32
James Duckworth #886-1 6-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2026R64
Hugo Gaston #936-2 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2026R128

Jannik Sinner's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Ben Shelton #76-3 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 28, 2026QF

Luciano Darderi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karen Khachanov #187-6(5) 3-6 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 24, 2026R32
Sebastian Baez #366-3 1-6 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2026R64
Cristian Garin #827-6(5) 7-5 7-6(3)WH2HMatch dataJan 20, 2026R128