Matteo Arnaldi’s adventure in Paris ends with regrets. The Sanremo player finds himself eliminated in the round of 16 of Roland Garros after having been ahead by one set and one step away from winning the second against Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Greek who seemed to be on the ropes in the first two fractions and who then managed to re-emerge from the storm in a big way. Elisabetta Cocciaretto is also out against Cori Gauffwhile good news comes from the men’s and women’s doubles.
Paris: Arnaldi surrenders to Tsitsipas, what a mockery
Super Arnaldi against Tsitsipas, therefore. But until the – mocking – conclusion of the second set. The Ligurian’s conduct was excellent in the first half, won with a score of 6-3, capitalizing as best he could on the break gained at the start. Break also in the second set, with the possibility of breaking the Greek’s serve again at 5-3. Many set points were not exploited by Matteo, even in the next round of service. And so, after the set ended in a tie-break (4-7), the match turned. Tsitsipas master of the court and good at closing the third (2-6) and fourth set (2-6) in his favor, against a Arnaldi now emptied of energy, mental even before physical.
WTA, Cocciaretto out: he hits Gauff
In the women’s field fairy tale ended for Elisabetta Cocciaretto, who in his round of 16 match at the Philippe Chatrier won just three games to one Cori Gauff has never been so perfect and flawless, at least in recent times. The tennis player from the Marches immediately went down, winning the first game of the match with a score of 0-5 in favor of the American and then losing 1-6. The second set was more balanced, in which Cocciaretto managed to return the initial break to Gauff, only to then lose serve again. Score in the balance until 2-3, then Gauff’s definitive extension for the final 2-6.
Doubles: ok Bolelli-Vavassori and Paolini-Errani
Good news from the double, with the victory obtained with great authority by Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori at the expense of the Brazilian couple formed by Marcelo Melo and Rafael Matos. The two Italians won the first set with the advantage (7-5) and then repeated it in the second with the same score. In the round of 16 the Azzurri, seeded number 11, will face the Australian duo of Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson. Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani also did well: 6-4 7-6 against Magda Linette and Bernarda Pera, with success 9-7 in the tie-break of the second set.
