Reaching the final is certain: Italian Festival at the French Open

Arnaldi was dealing with Matteo Berrettini, another Italian. He got off to a bad start, but after falling behind 3-0, the 25-year-old increasingly dictated the game. The decisive break meant winning the set. Soon after the start of the second round, Berrettini was injured and after the “medical time-out” his task became more and more apparent. It was over at 7:5.5:2 for Arnaldi. “I’m very sorry for him,” said the winner to Berrettini. “Now the grass season is coming. I hope he recovers soon.”

Arnaldi moves into the top 35, Cobolli into the top ten

Arnaldi is now in the top 35 in the world rankings; he traveled to Paris as number 104. “If you think where I was a month ago. I was 150 in the world and then won a Challenger in Cagliari. From then on I felt better and trained well.” But the French Open would suit him, two years ago he made it to the round of 16.” Against Cobolli the head-to-head score at ATP Tour level is 1:1, last year in the second round in Paris the duel went to Cobolli in four sets.

The 24-year-old fought back against Auger-Aliassime from a 1:3 deficit in the second set and also won the third duel with the favored Canadian (25). “After the first set I went to the toilet to think about what I could change,” said Cobolli. “I told myself that I had to fight because this was the chance of a lifetime.”

Cobolli will move into the top ten of the world rankings, which is also why it is “the best week of my life”. This is also because he got a photo of himself with the Champions League trophy won by PSG. “But there’s still something missing, so I have to keep fighting.” The Italians’ successful run is even more remarkable because the original title favorite and world number one Jannik Sinner was eliminated in the second round. In addition, Lorenzo Musetti, ranked eleventh, had to withdraw from the major due to injury.