One step away from the dream. Matteo Arnaldi risked signing one of the big surprises at the Masters 1000 in Madrid. But Daniil Medvedev’s class came to the fore at the decisive moment, putting an end to the dreams of the Sanremo native who hoped to be able to pull off a great performance in Madrid to further improve his career. However, it is another demonstration of how much the 22-year-old from Liguria has grown over the last year and a half and who only needs one small step to be able to sit at the table of the best.
Arnaldi comes close to achieving the feat, Medvedev wins in the third
Matteo Arnaldi fails to impress. The tennis player from Sanremo plays a heartfelt match against the Russian and number 4 in the world, Daniil Medvedev, but has to raise the white flag after a real battle and only in the third set. Arnaldi plays a first half bordering on perfection, breaks his opponent’s serve twice and ends with a very clear 6-2. The second set is definitely more balanced Medvedev who manages to find the right moment in the fifth game in which he places the break which allows him to win the set at 6-4. At the start of the decisive set, Arnaldi again gave up the serve to Medvedev who then made no more mistakes and achieved success with the final 6-4.
Errani and Paolini out in doubles
The adventure ended immediately Sara Errani and Jasmine Paolini in the women’s doubles tournament. The two Italian athletes surrendered in two sets against the pair formed by Zvonareva and Andreeva with a score of 5-7, 4-6. A shame for the two Italians who are focusing a lot on doubles and which also helped Jasmine’s game. Own Paolini tomorrow he will be back on the pitch for the round of 16 match against La French Caroline Garcia. The disappointment, however, was immediately overcome with the two Italians who, in the company of Lucia Bronzetti, were framed while they watched the match between Nadal and de Minaur with amusement.
Monteiro surprises Tsitsipas
The first surprising result at the Madrid tournament bears the signature of Thiago Monteiro which continues the magical moment for Brazilian tennis players. The 30 year old beat the Greek in two sets Stefanos Tsitsipasnumber 6 on the scoreboard, and fresh from the victory in Monte Carlo and the final lost in Barcelona.
