Luciano Darderi makes Montreal Masters quarter-final thanks to espresso shot

[p]It was not the first time [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/darderi-luciano/jeXTxMIp/"]Darderi[/a] had downed his national rocket fuel to fire up the afterburners in a tight situation on court.[/p][p]The number 22 will be playing in an ATP-leading 10th quarter-final of the season [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/borges-n-hzbEPIOa/darderi-l-jeXTxMIp/?mid=4OpR5zO0"]after earning his 30th victory of 2026[/a].[/p][p]Darderi will be playing in his second Masters last-eight of the season after achieving the quarters last May at home in Rome.[/p][p]The 24-year-old overcame more than 40 winners off the racquet of his Portuguese opponent, starting his comeback in the second set with a 5-2 lead and carrying momentum into the third.[/p][embed guid="00c72fef-af3f-4038-b50b-4627a32e72d0" url="https://x.com/TennisTV/status/2086168423583613168?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Darderi broke for 4-3 as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/borges-nuno/hzbEPIOa/"]Borges[/a] double-faulted but lost his own serve moments later for 4-all.[/p][p]The Italian got an insurance break for 6-5 as a net cord bounced out for Borges, then served out the triumph with an ace on match point a game later.[/p][p]"[b]This is my first Masters quarter-final on hardcourt so I'm very pleased,[/b]" the winner said. "[b]I like the conditions here and the crowd helped me in the third set.[/b][/p][p]"[b]I deserved this win. I've improved my hardcourt game a lot. I try to play every match at full power. Paying well on hard is good for me after starting (my career) on clay.[/b]"[/p]