Explore stories from Atlantic Canada.
PARIS - Italy's Matteo Arnaldi produced a sensational performance to take out sixth seed Andrey Rublev and reach the last 16 of the French Open on Friday.
The 23-year-old saved a set point in the opening set and went on to dominate his emotionally-charged opponent for a 7-6 6-2 6-4 victory to equal his best Grand Slam run.Russian Rublev ranted and raged at himself as the match began to slip away, thumping his racket into his legs and kicking his courtside bench as another chance at a deep Grand Slam run came to a bitter end on the Parisian dust.
Arnaldi, who also reached the fourth round of last year's U.S. Open, was rock-solid throughout and barely put a foot wrong as he posted one the biggest wins of his career. Rublev has reached 10 Grand Slam quarter-finals without ever going further but on this occasion even that proved beyond him as he could find no answer to Arnaldi's accuracy and power.Arnaldi will play either Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas or China's Zhang Zhizhen for a place in the quarter-finals.It has been our privilege to have the trust and support of our East Coast communities for the last 200 years. Our SaltWire team is always watching out for the place we call home.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tennis-Flawless Rublev knocks out champion Alcaraz to move into Madrid semisExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
Tennis-Rublev downs Auger-Aliassime to win Madrid Open titleExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
Tennis-Rublev to return to hospital after taking Madrid titleExplore stories from Atlantic Canada.
Read more »
Rublev beats Fritz in straight sets to reach Madrid Open finalAndrey Rublev beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 and reached the final of the Madrid Open on Friday. Rublev broke Fritz once in each set while never seeing his serve in danger.
Read more »
Rublev beats Fritz in 2 sets to reach Madrid Open finalMADRID (AP) — Andrey Rublev beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 and reached the final of the Madrid Open on Friday. Rublev broke Fritz once in each set while never seeing his serve in danger.
Read more »
Rublev beats Fritz in 2 sets to reach Madrid Open finalMADRID (AP) — Andrey Rublev beat Taylor Fritz 6-4, 6-3 and reached the final of the Madrid Open on Friday. Rublev broke Fritz once in each set while never seeing his serve in danger.
Read more »