Matteo Arnaldi vs Arthur Fils Preview & Prediction | Paris 2024 Olympics | Men’s Tennis | First Round
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This clash between young talents Matteo Arnaldi and Arthur Fils promises to be one of the most competitive encounters in the first round
START DATE/TIME: Sunday 28th July, 2024, UK – 11:00am / US ET – 6:00am / US PT – 3:00am
SURFACE: Outdoor clay
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MATTEO ARNALDI VS ARTHUR FILS PREDICTION
Local favourite Arthur Fils is coming fresh of a victory at the German Open in the final against Alexander Zverev and he will relish playing in front of his home fans especially after that controversial match. Zverev and his local home crowd in Hamburg were incensed by Fils’ antics and attitude which included an under-arm serve. Fils made no apologies and if anything, the boos from the crowd fired him to the title.
He now comes into the Olympics with more confidence than ever. Fils has that bit between his teeth and after a decent showing at Wimbledon, he will be confident of doing well at Roland Garros this week.
He gets underway against Matteo Arnaldi in the first round, a talented 23-year-old Italian who reached the fourth round at Roland Garros in the French Open a couple of months ago.
That run to fourth round included a win over Fils and that was the third consecutive win against the Frenchman in the last 12 months. That record will give Arnaldi the confidence that he can make it number four but 20-year-old is playing better than ever right now.
Arnaldi seems to have an edge over Fils but expect this to be a real battle. Fils’ win in Hamburg will give him a real lift and he can push Arnaldi all the way. The tempting play here is set betting and over s.5 is the pick.
MATTEO ARNALDI VS ARTHUR FILS TIP: OVER 2.5 SETS
