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Novak falls to Arnaldi in Madrid opener – Novak Djokovic

April 27, 2025
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Novak failed to beat his first impediment on the Mutua Madrid Open and advance into the third spherical of the Masters occasion within the Spanish capital.

Italian Matteo Arnaldi, ranked forty fourth on this planet, induced an upset within the second spherical by defeating the fourth seed 6-3, 6-4.

“Mateo is a really sturdy and proficient participant, and I knew it wouldn’t be a straightforward match,” Novak mentioned. “What upset me was the extent of tennis I produced. I anticipated to no less than go one spherical additional than I did in Monaco. That is my new actuality — coming to tournaments aiming to win a match or two, quite than, as I’ve for greater than twenty years, specializing in reaching the ultimate. It’s a big psychological problem to deal with these feelings on the court docket. The reality is, Grand Slams are actually my prime precedence, however that doesn’t imply I don’t wish to raise a trophy at different occasions as effectively. I’m unsure if I’ll have the ability to hit my greatest kind at Roland Garros, however I’m going to offer it every little thing I’ve acquired.”

The match lasted one hour and 40 minutes and was marked by quite a few unforced errors from the three-time Madrid champion (32 to 18).

Though Novak had a 40–15 lead on his serve within the second recreation, he allowed Arnaldi to win 4 consecutive factors and break. The Serbian instantly broke again within the subsequent recreation to stage the rating at 2–2. Nonetheless, two consecutive double faults within the eighth recreation handed Arnaldi one other break, which the Italian confirmed to shut out the primary set 6–3 after 48 minutes of play.

Arnaldi continued his sturdy defensive efficiency within the second set. He capitalized on one other dip in Novak’s recreation within the seventh recreation to go up 4–3. Though Novak had three consecutive break factors within the following recreation, Arnaldi saved all of them, profitable 5 straight factors, and two video games later sealed the most important victory of his profession – towards his idol.

Within the third spherical of Madrid, Arnaldi will face Damir Dzumhur of Bosnia and Herzegovina (ATP #63), who upset thirty second seed Sebastian Baez.

Novak’s subsequent match is the Rome Masters, scheduled from Might 7 to Might 18.

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