ATP 500 Dallas, Matteo Arnaldi in the second round

ATP 500 Dallas, Matteo Arnaldi in the second round
Matteo Arnaldi, world number 39 and the No. 8 seed on the draw, advances to the second round of the Dallas ATP 500 by beating U.S. Chrisopher Eubanks, number 104, with a score of 6-3 6-4 in one hour and 20 minutes of play.
Only one break in the first set, in the sixth game, and of course the blue won it at the second chance. Arnaldi saves a counterbreak ball in the next game but at 5-3 closes the partial by holding serve at 15.
A single break in favor of Arnaldi also in the second set, at 4-4. Matteo again saves a counterbreak ball in the next game and then closes on the first match point. In the second round he will face Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.