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Matteo Arnaldi recovers Gaston and hits the round of 16 in Geneva

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Matteo Arnaldi is off to a good start at the Geneva ATP 250. After a surprising elimination in the first round at the Internazionali d’Italia, the tennist from Liguria redeemed himself in his debut at the ‘Gonet Geneva Open’, defeating Hugo Gaston, world number 74, in a comeback.

The Blue won with a final score of 6-7 6-4 6-4 after nearly two and a half hours of struggle. In the first set it was the serve that dominated. The’only one to concede break points – two – was Gaston but the Frenchman saved himself and made the tie-break his own (8-6).

With the momentum in his favor, Gaston pulled ahead by a break in the second set, taking the serve away from Arnaldi in the sixth game (2-4). Here, however, came the Sanremese’s angry reaction, stringing together a run of four consecutive games (6-4), putting everything back on an even keel.

In the third and decisive set Arnaldi immediately escaped to 2-0 but was taken back by the transalpine (2-2). After another exchange of breaks, the’decisive stretch was signed by the Azure at 4-4, winning the last two games (6-4) and thus reaching the round of 16.

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Roland Garros qualifiers: Napolitano and Giant ok, Fognini out

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Positive results for the Blue tennis on the first day of qualifying at Roland Garros. Stefano Napolitano and Matteo Gigante, in fact, qualified for the second round of the qualifying draw, while Fabio Fognini was eliminated.

Napolitano, who dropped in the ATP rankings to position number 603, surprisingly overcame the U.S. Colton Smith, world number 162, in three sets with a final score of 6-4 4-6 6-2 after two hours and twenty minutes of play.

A three-set victory also for Gigante, ATP ranking number 167, who beat Swiss Jerome Kym, world number 123, with a final score of 6-3 3-6 6-3 after two hours of play.

Nothing to do, however, for Fognini. The Ligurian tennis player, seventh seed in the seeding, lost decisively to American Nicolas Moreno De Alboran, who prevailed in two sets with a final score of 6-3 6-2 after an hour and 23 minutes of play.

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A fairytale Monday for Lorenzo Musetti

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It is a fairytale Monday for Lorenzo Musetti. After celebrating his personal best ranking in the morning, hoisting himself to number eight in the world rankings, the Carrara-based tennis player announced the’arrival of his second child.

Through a post shared on Instagram with partner Veronica Confalonieri, the azure revealed that he will become a father again. “The family expands” wrote the couple under a photo showing little Ludovico, their firstborn, and Musetti touching his mother’s belly.

There was no shortage of reactions from her colleagues and former ones: from the hearts of Flavio Cobolli, Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani to the good wishes of Flavia Pennetta and Tathiana Garbin.

After his excellent results in Monte Carlo, Madrid, and Rome, the new world number eight has decided to withdraw from the Hamburg tournament in order to better prepare for Roland Garros, which kicks off on Sunday, May 25, on the red clay of Paris.

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Giro d'Italia, Juan Ayuso sheds light on his condition

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“Obviously I would have preferred not to end up on the ground. I needed three patches, I had a lot of pain” admitted Juan Ayuso at a press conference on the rest day of the Giro d’Italia. “From there on it was a continuous stress, I hoped not to puncture and fortunately it went well”.

The UAE Team Emirates rider, now second in the standings of the Corsa Rosa, sustained an injury to his right knee on the ninth stage between Gubbio and Siena. The Spaniard needed four stitches after falling in one of the dirt sections.

“The rest day helped me – Ayuso added -: this morning the first 15-20 minutes of training were not easy, I was in pain and I was worried, but then it got better. I think tomorrow the situation will be even better”.

In the dirt stage, Ayuso was involved in a crash in the frantic final stages of the gar. However, his reaction was immediate: he got up, rejoined the main group and crossed the finish line with the best. This allowed him to climb up to second in the general classification, behind only his teammate Isaac Del Toro, the new leader and the first Mexican to wear the pink jersey.

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