ATP 250 Delray Beach, out goes Matteo Arnaldi
ATP 250 Delray Beach, out goes Matteo Arnaldi
In the second round of the’ATP 250 on the concrete in Delray Beach, Florida, Matteo Arnaldi, world number 43, è was beaten by Australian Rinky Hijikata, ranking number 84, with a score of 6-2 3-6 6-4 in two and a half hours of play.
In the first set, Arnaldi missed four break points in the fourth game and ended up losing him two service turnovers and the partial, as well asé five consecutive games.
The 22-year-old from San Remo has to save one’another break ball in the first game of the second set, he misses two more in the sixth and then finally breaks Hijikata in the eighth game leading then the match to the deciding set by holding the serve at 15.
Arnaldi saves three break points in the second game of the third set and misses one in turn in the next game and one more in the ninth game. Unfortunately, in the tenth game Matteo has to surrender giving up after a very long game on the third match point in favor of Hijikata and after missing a 5-5 ball.
