Thursday, May 1, 2025

🎾 ATP Madrid: Jack Draper vs Matteo Arnaldi

🎾 ATP Madrid: Jack Draper vs Matteo Arnaldi – Match Preview

🧠 Form & Context

🇬🇧 Jack Draper

  • 🌄 Altitude advantage: Madrid’s high-bouncing, fast clay suits Draper perfectly—he’s into his first ATP clay quarterfinal without dropping a set.
  • 🔥 Impressive run: Beat Griekspoor, Berrettini, and world No. 12 Tommy Paul—all in straight sets.
  • 🎯 Breakout season: Finalist in Doha, champion at Indian Wells, now world No. 6 and surging.
  • 📈 Top-10 credentials: A win here could push him ahead of Djokovic in the ATP rankings.
  • 🧱 Clay QF hurdle: 0-2 in previous clay-court quarterfinals, both losses from a set up—looking to break that trend.

🇮🇹 Matteo Arnaldi

  • 🚨 Major scalp: Took out Novak Djokovic in straight sets in R2, one of the shocks of the tournament.
  • 🧱 Solid follow-up: Dispatched Dzumhur and Tiafoe without dropping a set—hasn’t been broken since R2.
  • 🎯 Masters milestone: This is his second career Masters QF (after Montreal 2024), and Madrid is clearly a happy hunting ground.
  • ⏫ Upset potential: Beat Ruud here in 2023, led Medvedev in 2024, and now looks to slay another top-10 opponent.

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