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0-15 Double fault (4th).
2-2 Servizio e dritto Hijikata.
40-30 First winner.
30-30 Hijikata’s forehand flies away.
30-15 Long, yet another backhand dribble.
15-15 Super forehand response, at the crossroads.
15-0 Arnaldi’s backhand response was long.
2-1 Long the Aussie’s backhand.
40-15 Great passer by Hijikata with the forehand.
40-0 Service and forehand!!
30-0 Excellent second by Arnaldi.
15-0 Hijikata’s backhand down the line is wide.
1-1 First winner.
40-30 Long forehand response on the second.
30-30 Hijikata’s forehand attack and point.
15-30 Great response with a straight shot to the feet.
15-15 Long forehand back support. These are the balls to keep on the field.
0-15 Super lifted forehand lob by Arnaldi.
1-0 Sensational passer from Arnaldi, with a backhand down the line in a split!!
A-40 Service and straight!!
40-40 Service and straight! Arnaldi tries to charge himself.
30-40 Another free error after the service. Break point already decisive.
30-30 The forehand flies under the net.
30-15 The blue finds another winner, with a backhand down the line.
15-15 Arnaldi’s sweeping forehand is devastating.
0-15 Sensational forehand in open field missed.
The blue serves in the 2nd set.
Hijikata-Arnaldi 6-2. With ace number 3 the Australian closes the first set. We remember the 3 consecutive break points missed by the Italian, as well as two subsequent ones, in the 4th game. In the next one came the Australian’s break.
40-15 Another first, another point.
30-15 Ace (2°).
15-15 Serious forehand error in open court Hijikata.
15-0 First winner.
This phase of the match is worrying. The Italian seemed, at 2-1 0-40, to be playing at a higher pace than his rival. Once that chance failed, he completely lost patience.
5-2 Double fault (3rd). Another break.
30-40 Backhand ball on the line and Arnaldi’s volley.
15-40 Winning response from Hijikata forehand.
15-30 Arnaldi still out of backhand spins.
15-15 The backhand hits the net.
15-0 Ace (2°).
4-2 Response outside of metres. The Aussie scored zero.
40-0 Service and forehand, the passer fails to pass a disheartened Arnaldi.
30-0 First winner.
15-0 Servizio e dritto Hijikata.
3-2 Double fault (2nd). Blue disaster.
15-40 Arnaldi wastes here too, after the great backhand down the line, half-way under the net.
15-30 The solution sought by the Ligurian makes no sense, a backhand shot that comes back.
15-15 Service and Arnaldi forehand.
0-15 Excellent attack by the blue but “lopsided” backhand volley.
2-2 The Australian saves himself with the serve. Five break points for the blue.
A-40 Drain by Arnaldi after a long exchange.
40-40 Along the backhand of the Ligurian.
40-A THROUGH BACKHAND SPLIT LONGLINE by Arnaldi!
40-40 Double fault (2nd).
A-40 First winner.
40-40 Sensational forehand error by Hijikata, it was facile this.
A-40 Winning serve.
40-40 Arnaldi’s forehand down the line was impressive, turning the exchange around, however the subsequent inside out ended up in the net.
30-40 This along the line is also good, always straight, on the line.
15-40 Tracer along the straight line to cancel the first.
0-40 Hijikata’s spread is wide.
0-30 The Ligurian is still good with the forehand from the center.
0-15 Arnaldi’s forehand is quick, Hijikata opens late and can’t keep it.
2-1 Ace (2°).
40-30 First winner.
30-30 Cue the Hijikata forehand.
15-30 Forehand error after the service.
15-15 Double fault (1st).
15-0 Ace (1°).
1-1 Backhand down the line to end Hijikata’s game.
A-40 Backhand lazy in the Ligurian network.
40-40 Double fault (1st).
A-40 Bad forehand, unloaded, into the net by Arnaldi.
40-40 He misses with the Hijikata forehand.
40-30 Ace (1°).
Arnaldi complains about the noise the American public makes when moving.
30-30 The blue’s backhand is wide this time.
15-30 The Australian’s forehand is wide. Just a little.
15-15 He explodes with a forehand, chases it away and pierces his rival with the drop shot.
15-0 First to the center and forehand by Hijikata.
1-0 Second to the body. First game well taken home by the blue.
40-30 Devastating straight after the service.
30-30 Great recovery by Arnaldi who gets the exchange back on track, ends up putting Hijikata’s backhand down the line.
15-30 Out of speed with the forehand after the blue service.
15-15 Service and Arnaldi forehand.
0-15 Great backhand response, into the feet of the Australian of Japanese origin.
Matteo Arnaldi serving
8.54pm The warm-up dribble ends in 2 minutes. The blue will serve at the start of the match, Arnaldi with 21 aces in the 1st round match against Nishioka.
8.50pm Players on the pitch! In the event of today’s victory there would most likely be Taylor Fritz (1).
8.46pm Matteo Arnaldi is now a solid reality in Italian tennis. In this 2024 which started well for him all things considered, he picked up a victory at the Australian Open and then surrendered to De Minaur. In the minor tournaments he has not yet managed to reach the quarter-finals. Today the occasion is propitious in this sense.
8.41pm Kypson enters the quarterfinals by beating Lestienne 6-4, 6-4. Now Arnaldi!
7.48pm Kypson leads 6-4 over Lestienne. After this match they will take the field Arnaldi e Hijikata.
7.20pm Constant Lestienne and Patrick Kypson are on the court, score 2-1 in the 1st set. After this match (not before 8.30 pm) they will take to the pitch Arnaldi e Hijikata.
Good evening friends of OA Sport and welcome to the Live broadcast of the 2nd round match of the ATP 250 in Delray Beach between Matteo Arnaldi e Rinky Hijikata.
Despite the 41 position difference in favor of the blue in the ATP ranking, the round of 16 match which will see him face the Australian Rinky Hijikata is to be considered equal. Born in 2001 like the Ligurian, the young Australian, in addition to being a Slam changer in doubles (Australian Open 2023 with Kubler), is very suitable for outdoor hard courts. Born in Sydney of clear Japanese origins, he is this week at number 84 in the world and defeated the British Liam Broady in the 1st round in partials.
The Ligurian for his part is playing this tournament with the aim of finding rhythm and playing games on his feet, in view of the first Masters 1000 of the 2024 season. This is a great opportunity to improve your ranking and, who knows, try to be seeded in the European 1000 which has seeding at 32, as well as clearly at Roland Garros. Meanwhile, with a victory today, she would temporarily move up to number 38 (her best ranking) with the possibility of climbing further positions in the event of a semi-final or even final. Without going too far, we can say that by winning today, the objective would be achieved and the challenge to (probably) Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals could take on interesting contours.
There is no precedent between the two. We wish you a good continuation with the Live broadcast of the match between Arnaldi and Hijikata, not before 8.30 pm but after Lestienne-Kypson (nb 19).
2024-02-14 20:55:25
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