Matteo Arnaldi, 22 years old and number 61 ATP, he is the fifth Italian player in the ATP ranking. Behind the leaders of the new tennis ‘boom’ in that country, Jannik Sinner (22 years old, no. 6), Lorenzo Musetti (21, No. 18), former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini (27, nº 36), as well Lorenzo Sonego (28, no. 39).
Because of the repercussions in his country, there was also more talk about his colleague Luca Nardi, of the generation of Carlos Alcarazwhich at 20 years old is 116 ATP.
“It’s crazy to think at the start of the year that he’s here,” Arnaldi himself admitted after beating Britain’s Cameron Norrie to reach the round of 16 against the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, current champion and world number one. “Since I saw the draw, my goal was to play against Alcaraz. I want to think about the game so that now I can enjoy this moment,” said the transalpine.
“I don’t want to say that our tennis is similar, but he is physical and I am quite a lot, I like to play a lot, that the game lasts,” he said.
Good fault that he is now Monday at the US Open headquarters, around 8 in the afternoon, at the moment the Madison Keys – Jessica PegulaIt has something to do with Murcia. There, on the land of Alcaraz, he scored 75 important points defeating the Croatian in the final of the Challenger ATP tournament Borna Gojoopponent of Novak Djokovic in New York, another of the unexpected presences in painting at this point.
His ascent was slow but steady. He also won the Challenger de Tenerife 2, surpassing the previous stage of the Conde de Godó Trophy, where he opened his tally of ATP victories, at the cost of Jaume Munar, who would eventually take revenge in the second round. Previously, Arnaldi knocked out the Norwegian Casper Ruuda prestigious achievement.
He had a no-nonsense debut at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, then a title at the Heilbronn Challenger and semifinals at the ATP in Umag. He passed the ‘qualy’ of Toronto, Daniel Medvedev He stopped him, 6-2 and 7-5.
Enjoy the moment in New York with your coach Alessandro Petronea former player who failed to progress to ATP rank 397, and his Australian girlfriend Mine.
Near him, a compatriot and manager, Fabio Fognini. They are both from Sanremo. At the age of 36, the oldest is already planning his future, and created the representation company Back to Next. Among his signees, Arnaldi, who at the age of 12 stopped swimming, skiing, soccer or judo. He maintains his sports profile along with his hobbies. He likes motorcycles, especially Formula One and MotoGP. He also has eyes on the NBA. He broke the standards of his country in soccer: he declared himself an interista, but confessed that he did not follow it much.
He has Fognini’s advice, but “I like it Djokovicmaybe because of his ability to counterattack, as I like, but if I had to choose one thing, it would be Roger Federer’s view of the game,” he told Italian media.
This afternoon you will find out how he spends them up close Alcaraztwo years younger than him.
Source: La Verdad
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