
Matteo Arnaldi wins against Frances Tiafoe 6-3 7-5 in the 4th round in Madrid on Wednesday. Arnaldi will clash against Jack Draper in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 37 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reaching the 3rd round in 2023. Here you can see his previous results at this event.
Matteo added to his prize money € 75,225 after winning this match. He has already won € 165,670 after this win. If he wins the next match, Arnaldi will add € 125,370 to his earnings to get in total € 291,040 in total.
Highlights Matteo Arnaldi vs. Frances Tiafoe Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Matteo scored 67 points vs. the American’s 60.
Arnaldi
Arnaldi didn’t lose the concentration in converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5).
Tiafoe
On the other side, the American wasn’t that great in converting his break points (only 14% – 1/7). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Arnaldi and Tiafoe is 1-1.
Draw and next match H2H: Matteo Arnaldi vs. Jack Draper – stats
Arnaldi will play Draper in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Matteo Arnaldi and Jack Draper since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Arnaldi clinched in the 6th game (4-2) before ultimately conquering the set (6-3).
The Italian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Frances was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 9th game (3-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 62 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Arnaldi won just 2 points more than the American (32-30). The Italian dropped 12 points on serve (24-12). On the other side, the American conceded 8 points on serve (18-8).
The Italian won the set after he broke Tiafoe in the 7th (4-3) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Tiafoe tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 10th (5-5) game. Yet, the Italian refused to give way to conquer the set 7-5.
They played 64 points. The Italian conquered the set after winning 6 points more than the American (35-29). The Italian conceded 14 points on serve (25-14). on the other side of the net, the American conceded 10 points on serve (15-10).
Tennis Scores in Madrid
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Frances TiafoeTiafoe (6-3 7-5)
- Jack DraperDraper – Tommy PaulPaul (6-2 6-2)
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Alexander ZverevZverev (7-5 6-3)
- Casper RuudRuud – Taylor FritzFritz (7-5 6-4)
- Jakub MensikMensik – Alexander BublikBublik (6-3 6-2)
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (3-6 6-1 6-4)
Upcoming matches
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Gabriel DialloDiallo (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Casper RuudRuud – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-3) – H2H details and stats
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (1-2) – H2H details and stats
- Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – (1-0) – H2H details and stats
- Jack DraperDraper – (0-0) – H2H details and stats