Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Luciano Darderi 6-3, 6-4 in the round of 64 at the ATP tournament in Shanghai. He won the first three games of the opening set to move ahead 3-0, then, trailing 2-3 in the second, won the next three games to lead 5-3.

As of 10 October 2026, Tsitsipas was ranked 43rd and Darderi 21st.