Unrelenting Matteo Arnaldi conquers the the Cagliari Challenger. HIGHLIGHTS – CAGLIARI CHALLENGER RESULTS

Matteo Arnaldi surprises Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 6-4 in the final of the Cagliari Challenger on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes. He won this tournament after playing this event for the first time in his career.

Cagliari Challenger

Arnaldi's Record

The Italian added € 17,900 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned € 43,635 in total after winning this tournament.

Highlights Matteo Arnaldi vs. Hubert Hurkacz Cagliari Challenger

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Arnaldi

Hurkacz

6-4 6-4
1h:43

68

68

Total points

55

55

21

21

Winners

17

17

31%

31%

Ratio Winners

31%

31%

-- Serve --

1

1

Aces

2

2

4

4

Double Faults

1

1

57%

57%

1st in

52%

52%

64%

64%

1st won

50%

50%

21/33

21/33

1st won

17/34

17/34

56%

56%

2nd won

48%

48%

14/25

14/25

2nd won

15/31

15/31

-- Break Points --

5/12

5/12

Total

3/6

3/6

42%

42%

Won

50%

50%

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At the end of the match, Arnaldi scored 68 points vs. Hubert’s 55.

Arnaldi

Arnaldi won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points after he converted only 42% (5/12) of the procured opportunities.

Hurkacz

On the other side, Hurkacz was effective at converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (3/6). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.

After this match, the head to head between Arnaldi and Hurkacz is 1-0 for Matteo.

At challenger level, this was the maiden title for the Italian that won his first title at the first attempt. At challenger level, Hubert lost the opportunity to win his title at the first attempt. (see list of titles and finals)

Live score progression and stats

Arnaldi was in a great position at the beginning of the set to break Hubert Hurkacz in the 1^st game (1-0). Anyhow, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Matteo to win the set because the Pole succeeded in breaking back in the 2^nd (1-1) and in the 4^th (3-1) game. Matteo maintained his focus to break Hubert in the 5^th (2-3) and in the 7^th (4-3) game before winning the set (6-4).

Matteo was unable to break Hubert in the 9^th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

A crucial moment of this set was when Arnaldi won 4 consecutive games in the 1^st set to change the scoreline from 1-3 to 5-3.

Matteo converted 30% of his break points (3/10). He had 10 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 15-40), the 5^th (1-3 0-40), the 6^th (3-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9^th game (5-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). Also, on the other side, Hurkacz converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had his opportunities in the 2^nd (0-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 4^th game (2-1 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 75 points. Matteo was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than Hurkacz (41-34). Matteo conceded 13 points on serve (18-13). on the other side of the court, Hurkacz conceded 23 points on serve (21-23).

Arnaldi had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Hubert Hurkacz in the 2^nd game (2-0). Anyhow, the Italian found the way to come back to break Hubert in the 3^rd (1-2) and in the 5^th (3-2) game before winning the set (6-4).

One of the most important stints of the set was when Arnaldi won 4 consecutive games in the 2^nd set so as to convert the game count from 0-2 to 4-2.

The Italian was perfect in converting all his break points in the 3^rd (1-2 15-40) and the 5^th game (2-2 30-40). On the other side, the Pole converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 0-40) and the 8^th game (3-4 30-40).

They contested 48 points. Arnaldi was the winner of the set after clinching 6 points more than Hurkacz (27-21). The Italian conceded 10 points on serve (17-10). Regarding the other side of the net, Hurkacz conceded 10 points on serve (11-10).