Matteo Arnaldi wins it in tie-break with Learner Tien in Delray Beach

Delray Beach: Matteo Arnaldi-Learner Tien 7-6 4-6 7-6

Matteo Arnaldi hits the quarterfinals at the Delray Beach ATP 250. The Ligurian tennis player, in fact, è won over the American Learner Tien with a score of 7-6 4-6 7-6, after a battle of almost three hours of play.

In the first set, è the Ligurian tennis player got off to a rocket start with a four-games-to-one lead. The Italian, however, has a sudden black-out and the U.S. immediately takes advantage of it to recover the double disadvantage and bring himself back to parity. The partial thus slides to the tie-break, where Arnaldi manages to impose himself with the score of 7-4.

In the second set, the San Remo native got off to a bad start, losing his serve already in the opening game. After confirming the break, Tien skillfully manages to contain his rival’s comeback attempts and manage the lead until the final 6-4.

The third set also started uphill for Arnaldi, who lost his service game in the third game to zero. Between the fifth and the seventh game, in addition, the azure threatened to collapse for good, but thanks to an amazing reaction of pride first he canceled five break points, then found the counter-break in the tenth game. The match, then, slides to the tie-break, where è once again the Ligurian dominates with a score of 7-1. 

In the quarterfinals, Matteo Arnaldi will face American Brandon Nakashima, who beat compatriot Reilly Opelka in a comeback.