Roland Garros: Matteo Arnaldi overcomes Arthur Fils and flies to the second round
Roland Garros: Matteo Arnaldi-Arthur Fils 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2
Matteo Arnaldi's adventure at Roland Garros, the second slam of the season, begins with a victory. In fact, the Italian won on his debut against the host Arthur Fils with a score of 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2, in a match in which the Italian managed to be more cynical in the decisive stages.
In the first set, after saving two break points in the third game, Arnaldi changed pace and snatched serve to zero in the sixth game, managing it until the final 6-3. The second partial è featured a series of breaks and counter-breaks between the third and sixth games. Benefiting from this back-and-forth è Fils, who took advantage of the blue's ugly 10th game to close out the set on 6-4 and bring himself back to parity.
In the third set, the seesaw of emotions continued and it was the Frenchman who placed the first acceleration in the second game. Arnaldi, for his part, manages to turn the situation around and move ahead 4-2. In the closing stages the host recovered the break disadvantage and then regained it in the next round of serve, thus paving the way for the Italian tennis player, who won the fraction 6-4.
In the fourth set, the San Remo native managed to impose more of his own rhythm by snatching service from his rival in the fifth game and preserving the lead in the sixth. At that point, the Azure skillfully administers the advantage and closes the score at 6-2.
In the second round, Matteo Arnaldi will face France's Alexandre Muller, who eliminated Luca Nardi in his debut.
