Matteo Arnaldi upsets Novak Djokovic 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Madrid on Saturday. Arnaldi is going to play against Damir Dzumhur in the 3rd round. This run will match his best result in this tournament. Here you can see his history at this event.
Matteo added to his prize money € 22,030 after winning this match. He has already won € 52,925 after this win. If he wins the next match, Arnaldi will add € 37,520 to his earnings to get in total € 90,445 in total.
Highlights Matteo Arnaldi vs. Novak Djokovic Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
After this match, the head to head between Arnaldi and Djokovic is 1-0 for Matteo.
Draw and next match H2H: Matteo Arnaldi vs. Damir Dzumhur – stats
Arnaldi will take on Dzumhur in the 3rd round.
There is no head to head record between Matteo Arnaldi and Damir Dzumhur since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Arnaldi didn’t want to give any chance to the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Novak Djokovic in the 2nd game (2-0). Nonetheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for the Italian to win the set because the Serbian managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Arnaldi maintained his cool to break Djokovic in the 8th (5-3) game before conquering the set (6-3).
The Serbian was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-3 to 6-3.
Matteo was flawless in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A). On the other side, Djokovic converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 30-40) and the 5th game (2-2 30-40).
They contested 70 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Matteo won just 2 points more than the Serbian (36-34). Matteo lost 16 points on serve (22-16). On the losing side, the Serbian conceded 14 points on serve (18-14).
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Arnaldi snatched in the 7th game (4-3) before finally winning the set (6-4).
Matteo was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 7th game (3-3 30-40). On the other side, Djokovic was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 8th game (3-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 57 points. The Italian was the one to win the set after conquering 5 points more than the Serbian (31-26). Matteo surrendered 12 points on serve (24-12). on the other side of the net, Djokovic conceded 7 points on serve (14-7).
Tennis Scores in Madrid
- Jacob FearnleyFearnley – Tomas MachacMachac (1-6 6-3 6-2)
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Kei NishikoriNishikori (6-1 6-4)
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (2-6 6-4 6-0)
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (7-63 6-2)
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (3-6 6-4 6-3)
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Sebastian BaezBaez (1-6 6-1 6-2)
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (7-5 4-6 6-4)
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (6-3 6-4)
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (6-2 6-3)
- Jakub MensikMensik – Ethan QuinnQuinn (7-64 6-1)
- Ben SheltonShelton – Mariano NavoneNavone (4-6 7-65 6-3)
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (6-4 7-5)
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Holger RuneRune (6-2 ret.)
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Harold MayotMayot (6-3 6-4)
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-2 6-2)
- Francisco ComesanaComesana – Arthur FilsFils (7-64 6-4)
- Taylor FritzFritz – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-1 6-4)
- Andrey RublevRublev – Gael MonfilsMonfils (w/o)
- Casper RuudRuud – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (6-3 6-4)
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Laslo DjereDjere (w/o)
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-2 6-3)
- Alexander BublikBublik – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (6-4 7-64)
- Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (7-65 6-4)
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Sebastian OfnerOfner (6-3 7-63)
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Federico CinaCina (6-3 3-6 6-1)
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