Matteo Arnaldi, the adventure in Madrid is over.

Matteo Arnaldi, the adventure in Madrid is over.

Matteo Arnaldi’s surprising adventure at the Madrid Masters 1000 ended in the round of 16. The 22-year-old Ligurian, after a resounding victory against Ruud, succumbed in three sets against Spaniard Jaume Munar, world number 88.

Arnaldi, after winning the first set 6-3, succumbed in the second with the same result after wasting a break point in the third game. From there the Sanremese player went into a crisis of confidence and began to miss shots: the third set had no history, Munar winning 6-1 securing the round of 16. Arnaldi, who could enter the Atp Top 100 ranking next Monday, has won three career matches on the major circuit.